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Iran to launch three satellites

Last Updated: Thursday, May 17, 2012, 10:04

Iran has plans to launch three satellites in the near future, according to the Iranian embassy in Moscow.

India yet to arrive on military satellite scene: US expert

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 2, 2012, 12:41

With the development of SAR imagers and applications, India is increasingly capable of producing satellites that could be used for surveillance and military reconnaissance.

China launches two navigation satellites

Last Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012, 09:37

China today successfully launched two more satellites for its proposed Beidou global navigation and positioning network being built to counter the US Global Position System (GPS).

India to ferry heaviest foreign satellite in August

Last Updated: Sunday, April 29, 2012, 12:55

India will ferry two foreign satellites - French and Japanese - on board its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C21) rocket in August this year for a price.

Satellites monitor icebergs in Arctic to prevent another Titanic doom

Last Updated: Saturday, April 14, 2012, 14:45

International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea and the International Ice Patrol is planning to launch satellites to monitor icebergs in Arctic.

Solar powered lasers could zap asteroids

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 12:47

Engineers are developing an innovative laser-based technique to zap asteroids with greater probability of success.

Satellites `signalling` thawing permafrost

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 27, 2012, 15:28

Satellites are observing changes in land surfaces in high detail at northern latitudes, pointing towards thawing permafrost.

NASA exploring ways to clean up space debris

Last Updated: Monday, March 12, 2012, 15:53

Space debris comes from asteroids, comets, meteorites and also defunct man-made space devices or their parts.

China to launch 100 rockets, 100 satellites by 2015

Last Updated: Sunday, March 11, 2012, 16:44

China is planning to launch "100 rockets, 100 satellites" by 2015 as part of its ambitious space expansion programme.

Huge asteroid to fly pass Earth

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 6, 2012, 15:00

A 150-foot asteroid orbiting Earth called 2012 DA14 will fly past just 17,000 miles from Earth - nearer than geostationary satellites-on February 15 next year.

China to launch 12 weather satellites by 2020

Last Updated: Saturday, March 3, 2012, 14:28

China will launch 12 meteorological satellites before 2020 to boost the country`s weather monitoring capabilities.

How do GPS satellites know where they are?

Last Updated: Sunday, February 26, 2012, 18:41

Our Global Positioning System (GPS) tells us exactly where we are, down to a few metres, but how do satellites that make up the GPS themselves know where they are?