TEHRA Dec 14_North Korea says it conducted yet another “crucial test” intending to use the results to strengthen its "strategic nuclear deterrent”, amid heightened tensions between Pyongyang and Washington, just ahead of a year-end deadline for the US to take a “new path” in its policy toward the country.
TEHRAN, Sept 04 -SpaceX's plans for more frequent, regularly scheduled ride-sharing launches will unleash new growth in the small- satellite industry, leading to easier and cheaper rollouts for new communication networks, experts said.
TEHRAN, August 31 -Iran has shown Nahid 1 (Venus 1) telecommunication satellite to journalists and photographers, refuting US President Donald Trump's claim of the spacecraft's failed launch.
TEHRAN, August 14 - Iran's minister of communications said the country’s scientists are going to test a new technology for operating solar panels in the space once the Nahid 1 satellite is placed into orbit.
TEHRAN, Jul 7 - A senior Iranian transportation official says airlines in the country are preparing to offer satellite -based in-flight Wi-Fi service as access to high-speed internet during flights becomes more necessary for passengers.
TEHRAN, Jul 23 -Internet firm OneWeb plans to begin launching 35 to 40 communications satellite s a month in December, and has 27 Soyuz rocket missions lined up through European launch company Arianespace to send them aloft, company officials said in Florida on Monday.
TEHRAN, May 13 -The builder for an innovative Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) satellite says they "successfully demonstrated rapid spacecraft development" for the R3D2 mission, which launched flawlessly in late March.
EHRAN, Apr 21 - China sent a new satellite from the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China at 22:41 on Saturday.
TEHRAN, Apr 20 - When India tested its anti- satellite weapons, more than 100 fragments of destroyed spacecraft were created; in the future, these fragments could pose a threat to the ISS, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
TEHRAN, Apr 13 -The Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) probes the inner core of hurricanes to learn about the rapid intensification. Consisting of a constellation of eight micro satellite observatories, the system is placed at Low Earth Orbit (LEO), approximately 510km above the surface at an inclination of 35° from the equator.
TEHRAN, Apr 10 - Iranian Minister of Information and Communications Technology Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi says the country plans to launch three domestically-developed satellite s into orbit as it presses ahead with its aerospace program despite US warnings.
TEHRAN, Mar 27 -Satellite images released by an Israel-based organization allegedly show a Russian-made S-300 air defense missile system deployed to an airbase in Venezuela.
TEHRAN, Mar 27 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India had shot down a satellite in space on Wednesday with an anti- satellite missile, hailing the test as a major breakthrough in its space program.
TEHRAN, Feb 03 - Iranian Minister of Communication and Information Technology Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi said the country’s satellite launches have never been meant for military purposes or linked with the Islamic Republic’s missile program.
TEHRAN, Jan 30 -Britain's Defense Ministry has awarded a $1.3 million contract for satellite antennas as an alternative to the Galileo satellite constellation project because of its impending departure from the European Union.
TEHRAN, Jan 29 - Iranian Minister of Communication and Information Technology Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi said the advanced domestically made satellite dubbed “Dousti (friendship)” is planned to be launched in the near future.
TEHRAN, Jan 29 - The death toll from Brazil's collapsed mining dam climbed to 65, with 279 people still missing in southeast Brazil's Minas Gerais state, according to latest official data on Monday.
TEHRAN, Jan 23 - Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami highlighted the country’s progress in the space industry and said the country is able to launch satellite s into the 260-kilometer orbit.