Satellites

India beefing up space-based surveillance after border conflict

The launch of the first 52 satellites, under Space-Based Surveillance-3, is being fast-tracked to monitor places of interest more frequently.

Elon Musk’s Starlink faces high-profile security test in Iran crackdown

FILE PHOTO: SpaceX founder and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks on a screen during the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain, June 29, 2021. REUTERS/Nacho Doce/File Photo

France explores sending Eutelsat terminals to Iran amid internet blackout

FILE PHOTO: French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot attends the questions to the government session at the National Assembly in Paris, France, January 13, 2026. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq/File Photo

China’s second attempt at completing a reusable rocket test fails

A successful reusable rocket test would require the rocket's large lower section, known as first stage or booster, to be landed and recovered after launch.

SpaceX loses contact with Starlink satellite after mishap

A Starlink antenna powered by a solar panel at a refugee camp in Chad for Sudanese refugees from Darfur.

SpaceX sets US$800 billion valuation, confirms 2026 IPO plans

A SpaceX Super Heavy booster carrying the Starship spacecraft lifts off on its 11th test flight at the company's launch pad in Starbase, Texas, on Oct 13.

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket deploys Mars satellites, sticks booster landing

A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket launches on Nasa's EscaPADE mission, which is carrying two satellites to orbit Mars, from the Cape Canaveral, Florida on Nov 13.

Geomagnetic storm grounds launch of Mars space weather satellites in US

Blue Origin says its giant New Glenn rocket stands ready for liftoff on what would be the first major Nasa-scale science mission it has ever undertaken for a paying customer.

New Zealand plans space mission, satellite fleet: Minister

US Space Force to use three weapons to jam Chinese satellites via remote control

A modified Long March-7 carrier rocket carrying the Yaogan-46 satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the Hainan Province, China, on Nov 3.

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