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SpaceX’s growing ‘megaconstellation’ of Starlink satellites is set to get even bigger this afternoon, with the launch of 60 more satellites. Elon Musk’s space firm will launch its seventeenth batch of Starlink satellites on board a Falcon 9 rocket at 08:03 EDT (13:03 GMT) today. The launch will bring the number of Starlink satellites in … Read more
British firm Skyrora Is a step closer to launching a space tug that could tow satellites into different orbits, replace old satellites and even clean up space junk. The upper stage of the Skyrora XL rocket successfully completed a crucial static fire test at the engine development complex in Fife, Scotland just before Christmas. This upper … Read more
British firm Skyrora Is a step closer to launching a space tug that could tow satellites into different orbits, replace old satellites and even clean up space junk. The upper stage of the Skyrora XL rocket successfully completed a crucial static fire test at the engine development complex in Fife Scotland just before Christmas. This upper … Read more
A venture to create a constellation of satellites to boost superfast global broadband is considering plans to bring its manufacturing across the Atlantic to Britain. Sources said executives behind the British Government-backed OneWeb last week briefed civil servants on the merits of moving production of the fleet of thousands of satellites from Florida to the … Read more
A new satellite is orbiting the Earth that is capable of snapping high resolution images of nearly any place on our planet – and is powerful enough to see through walls of buildings. Capella-2, designed by Capella Space, is strapped with cameras, sensors and uses Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) that operates regardless of air visibility, … Read more
British firm OneWeb is launching the first batch of broadband satellites into orbit since surviving bankruptcy in a bid to take on SpaceX’s Starlink network. Now jointly owned by Indian conglomerate Bharti Global and the UK government, OneWeb will launch 36 satellites at 12:26 GMT from Russia on a Soyuz rocket. The firm has a … Read more
Airbus says extra defence spending announced by Government is vital to protect Britain’s satellites from attack By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:49 GMT, 28 November 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 28 November 2020 Airbus has said the extra defence spending announced by the Government this month is vital to protect Britain’s satellites … Read more
Russia has successfully tested a new missile capable of destroying Western satellites, followed by another weapon ‘to be used on US cities in the event of a nuclear war’. The US warned that the first missile tested will be capable of destroying Western satellites in low earth orbit. Meanwhile, Russia today claimed a successful test launch … Read more
Russia has successfully tested a new missile capable of destroying Western satellites, followed by another weapon ‘to be used on US cities in the event of a nuclear war’. The US warned that the first missile tested will be capable of destroying Western satellites in low earth orbit. Meanwhile, Russia today claimed a successful test launch … Read more
Nato experts are building a ‘space hub’ to track Chinese and Russian weapons amid fears the countries may try to ‘shoot down satellites’ Jens Stoltenberg warned two countries were developing anti-satellite systems General Sir Patrick Sanders said the UK was not ‘fit for information age warfare’ Space centre, at the Ramstein air base, Germany, will … Read more