Satellites

New launch site gives SpaceX more room to handle launch schedule for commercial, government and internal satellites

Onboard will be three male astronauts: Fei Junlong, Deng Qingming and Zhang Lu

All the 36 satellites have been placed into intended orbits,” says country's space agency

South Korea achieves a milestone in space by launching a satellite into orbit with its rocket

Sony forms new company to supply devices that will let satellites communicate with the others using laser beam

NASA raised concerns about SpaceX's plan to launch 30,000 satellites, fearing its potential impacts on space missions.

The satellites were launched a day earlier to a preliminary 'low-deployment' orbit about 130 miles above Earth

Tech company, OneWeb launches 36 satellites into space from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan

OHB-built orbiter will keep an eye on carbon dioxide emissions stemming from human activity

Govt committee calls for maximising use of national space assets

Satellites used in dealing with anti-govt protests by minorities in Tibet and Xinjiang in 2008-2009

According to state TV, Payam would orbit earth at about 600 kilometres above its surface

Last June, India set a national record after it successfully launched a rocket carrying 20 satellites

The rocket is set to blast off from the southern spaceport of Sriharikota

If successful, India will become the first country to launch the most satellites in one go and leave behind Russia

The satellites will be part of the European Union's alternative to the US Global Positioning System

Last month India successfully launched its first mini space shuttle as it joined global race to make reusable rockets