GSAT 14 COMMUNICATION SATELLITE

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has requested the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) to propose pricing, terms, and conditions for the administrative allocation of satellite airwaves under the newly enacted Telecommunications Ac...

Russia had launched a satellite into space in 2022. Many suspect that it could be a nuclear weapon. This has raised questions pertaining to the nuclearization of space and its consequences.

Apple has enhanced satellite connectivity on iPhones with iOS 18, enabling users to send and receive messages via satellite in areas with no cellular or Wi-Fi coverage. Initially limited to emergency services, this feature is now available for regul...

Orbit Connect India, a joint venture between Reliance Jio Platforms and SES, has obtained crucial landing rights and market access authorizations from IN-SPACe, India's space regulator. This move positions Jio against Bharti Enterprises-backed Eutel...

Jyotiraditya Scindia, the Minister of Communications in the Modi Cabinet 3.0, faces key challenges in overseeing the 5G spectrum auction, ensuring the survival of Vodafone Idea, and implementing new telecom rules. His role also involves making decis...

A significant solar flare has been released by the Sun, peaking at X1.4, according to NASA Solar flares are intense bursts of radiation but cannot harm humans directly, impacting GPS and communication signals. The associated coronal mass ejection fr...

Dhruva Space founder and CEO Sanjay Nekkanti told ET the Hyderabad-based startup will use the capital infusion, of which Rs 44 crore was in debt, to set up the first phase of its 2.8 lakh sq ft spacecraft manufacturing facility in the city.

North Korea has reportedly conducted a successful ground-jet test of a solid-fuel engine for a new type of intermediate hypersonic missile. These missiles, capable of traveling at least Mach 5, are part of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's pledge to...

Top company officials said Eutelsat OneWeb has received the demo or 'trial' satellite spectrum in both the 'Ka' and 'Ku' bands for a 90-day span via the administrative route at a nominal application fee. To be sure, unlike rival Starlink, which will...

ISRO announces the launch of INSAT-3DS meteorological satellite on February 17, aiming to bolster weather forecasting and disaster warning. Fully funded by MoES, the satellite will provide advanced meteorological data with payloads including an imag...

The satellite is a user-funded project with the Ministry of Earth Science (MoES), configured around ISRO's I-2k bus platform with a lift-off mass of 2275 kg. Indian Industries have significantly contributed in the making of the satellite.

NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), the commercial arm of the Isro plans to launch its second demand-driven communications satellite, the GSAT-20 (renamed GSAT-N2), in second quarter of 2024.

Indian Space Research Organisation has now decided to collaborate with Elon Musk’s SpaceX. India will launch a communications satellite using SpaceX's Falcon-9 rocket later this year. It will be India’s first partnership with Elon Musk’s SpaceX as h...

The satellite communications market in India is at a nascent stage but the potential is substantial, particularly in rural and remote areas. As per an EY-ISpA report, India's space economy is set to rise to $13 billion by 2025, growing at a CAGR of ...

Stressing its point of view to auction satellite spectrum, Reliance Jio has submitted to authorities, including regulator Trai, another legal opinion from a former Supreme Court judge who has opined that while there is no mandate, constitutional or ...

Last month, the Emergency SOS via satellite feature on the iPhone helped to save two tourists who got lost in the mountains of Italy.

Direct-to-home (DTH) service provider Tata Play on Monday said it has started beaming of television channels from its dedicated GSAT-24 satellite which it has leased from Indian space agency ISRO. GSAT-24 was specifically launched for Tata Play (ear...

"This resulted in non-utilisation of the satellite for nearly half of its life," the central auditor said in the report that was tabled in Parliament on Tuesday. The GSAT-6 satellite, aimed at providing Satellite Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (S-D...

SpaceX on Saturday launched a pair of Intelsat communications satellites. The launch, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, was the 14th flight for the Falcon 9 first stage booster. The Galaxy 31 and Galaxy 32 satellites will provide I...