Tag: Satellite

Musk says nearly 100 Starlinks ‘active’ in Iran

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Nearly 100 Starlink internet terminals are currently operating in Iran, SpaceX chief Elon Musk said Monday. The tycoon had promised to bring the satellite internet network to the country in September as Iranian authorities imposed increasingly severe access restrictions, in a move activists called a campaign to limit information about protests that had broken out nationwide. “Approaching 100 Starlinks active in Iran,” Musk tweeted Monday. Starlink has more than […]

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Kim’s sister defends North Korea’s spy satellite capabilities

Seoul, South Korea (AFP) North Korea has developed advanced technologies to take images from space using a spy satellite, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un insisted Tuesday, after experts mocked black-and-white pictures supposedly taken from space in a weekend launch. Kim Yo Jong’s defence of North Korea’s satellite capabilities comes after the isolated country said it conducted an “important final-stage” test for the development of a reconnaissance satellite. But experts in Seoul quickly […]

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Oil and gas emissions up to three times what is reported: monitor

by Stéphane ORJOLLET and Kelly MACNAMARA Agence France-Presse SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt (AFP) — Planet-heating emissions from oil and gas production could be three times higher than reported, according to a satellite monitoring project launched Wednesday that the UN chief said made it harder to “cheat”. The new tool — unveiled at United Nations COP27 climate talks in Egypt — has pinpointed more than 70,000 sites spewing emissions into the atmosphere. The project, run by […]

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10 times normal rainfall drove vast Pakistan flooding: ESA

  Paris, France (AFP) Rainfall 10 times heavier than usual caused Pakistan’s devastating floods, the European Space Agency said Thursday, as it released satellite images of a vast lake created by the overflowing Indus river. Rains, described by UN chief Antonio Guterres as a “monsoon on steroids” have claimed hundreds of lives since June, unleashing powerful floods that have washed away swathes of vital crops and damaged or destroyed more than a million homes. Data […]

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SpaceX and T-Mobile unveil satellite plan to end cellphone ‘dead zones’

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Elon Musk’s SpaceX satellites will connect directly to T-Mobile cellphones to provide service access even in the most remote places beyond the reach of cell towers from next year, the two companies announced Thursday. The new service, which will work on existing cellphones and utilize SpaceX’s network of thousands of Starlink satellites in Earth’s orbit, will begin offering text messaging services from late 2023, with voice calls and data […]

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North Korea hails ‘significant’ test in satellite development

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea said it had carried out a test of “great significance” for developing a reconnaissance satellite, state media reported Monday, a day after Seoul said it had detected a ballistic missile launch. Despite sweeping international sanctions, Pyongyang carried out a record-breaking blitz of weapons tests in January before pausing launches during the Beijing Winter Olympics. On Sunday South Korea’s military said it had detected the launch of a ballistic […]

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Images show new Russian troop deployments near Ukraine: US company

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – Satellite images show new deployments of Russian troops and military equipment near the Ukrainian border, a US company said Sunday evening. The pictures show “multiple new field deployments of armored equipment and troops” departing from existing military sites into forests and fields approximately 9 to 19 miles from Russia’s border with Ukraine, US satellite imagery company Maxar said in an email. The new photos, taken Sunday, appear to show vehicle […]

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Interview with DOST Sec. Fortunato Dela Peña on launch of first PHL-built satellites, advances on genome sequencing

    (Eagle News) — The NET25-Radyo Agila program Balitalakayan interviews Department of Science and Technology Secretary Fortunato dela Peña who gives an update on the first-Philippine university built cube satellites — Maya 3 and Maya 4 — which were launched into space on Aug. 28. The DOST Secretary explains their objectives for the launch of the Maya 3 and Maya 4 which were the first cube satellites made entirely in the country, specifically in […]

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Russian rocket launches 34 new UK satellites

A Russian Soyuz rocket has blasted into space carrying 34 new satellites from British operator Oneweb, which aims to provide broadband internet everywhere in the world. The rocket operated by Europe’s Arianespace took off successfully at 2213 GMT Saturday from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Roscosmos space agency said in a statement. It was the fifth launch of OneWeb satellites this year, with the last one on July 1. OneWeb is working to complete […]

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Trash tracking satellites help Indonesia tackle marine waste

by Lucie GODEAU Agence France-Presse JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Every year, pounding rains wash away mountains of plastic waste from the streets of Jakarta, with some of it ending up as far away as Bali’s beaches. So scientists are turning to satellites to trace the rubbish and figure out how to tackle the problem. Indonesia allows more waste to enter the ocean than any other country apart from China. The archipelago of nearly 270 million […]

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China launches final satellite to complete rival to GPS

BEIJING, China (AFP) — China on Tuesday launched the final satellite in its homegrown geolocation system designed to rival the US GPS network, marking a major step in its race for market share in the lucrative sector. Footage from state broadcaster CCTV of the launch in southwestern Sichuan province showed the rocket blast off against a backdrop of lush mountains as a small group of onlookers filmed on their phones. The launch of the Beidou-3GEO3 […]

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Australia developing satellite to predict bushfire danger zones

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australian scientists are developing the country’s first satellite designed to predict where bushfires are likely to start, following months of devastating fires. The Australian National University said Wednesday a team is creating a “shoebox-sized” satellite that will measure forest ground cover and moisture levels using infrared detectors. It is hoped the data will help determine where bushfires are likely to start and where they may be difficult to contain. The technology […]

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