Satellite
Surprising Link between CO2 Levels, Satellite Collisions
TEHRAN (ANA)- Global warming is affecting space by cooling and shrinking the upper atmosphere, allowing satellites to stay in orbit longer.
NASA, SpaceX to Launch 2 New Missions on Single Rocket
TEHRAN (ANA)- NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than next Friday, Feb. 28, to launch two new missions on one single rocket -- one to study more than 450 million galaxies, and the other to observe the sun's corona, according to a NASA update.
SpaceX Launches 23 Starlink Internet Satellites into Space
TEHRAN (ANA)- U.S. private space company SpaceX launched 23 Starlink satellites into orbit.
Iran to Launch Micro-Class Satellite
TEHRAN (ANA)- Iran announced plans to launch a micro-class satellite into the orbit in the near future.
Iran to Unveil 3 New Home-Made Satellites on Sunday
TEHRAN (ANA)- Iran is due to unveil 3 new indigenized satellites on Sunday in a ceremony to mark the National Space Technology Day attended by President Massoud Pezeshkian.
Iran to Send New Version of Home-Made Kowsar Satellite into Space
TEHRAN (ANA)- An advanced version of the Kowsar satellite, named Kowsar 1.5, will be launched into the space in the first half of next Persian calendar year (to start on March 21).
China Launches Tianlu-1 Satellite to Explore Middle, Upper Atmosphere
TEHRAN (ANA)- An atmospheric sounding satellite, developed by China's private satellite manufacturer GalaxySpace, entered its preset orbit on Friday after the launch that also sent another two satellites into space.
China's Smart Dragon-3 Rocket Launches Satellites from Sea
TEHRAN (ANA)- A Smart Dragon-3 rocket lifted off on Monday in east China's Shandong Province, sending the satellite group CentiSpace 01 into the planned orbit.
Iran-Made Sun Sensors Used in Home-Made Satellites
TEHRAN (ANA)- A knowledge-based company in Iran has developed special sun sensors which are currently used in Noor 1, Noor 2, Chamran, Fajr, Kowsar and Hodhod satellites.
Company in China Completes Ultra-High-Speed Remote Sensing Image Laser Transmission Test
TEHRAN (ANA)- A commercial satellite company in China has conducted an ultra-high-speed, high-resolution satellite-ground remote sensing image laser transmission test using an independently developed, vehicle-mounted laser communication ground station and the laser terminal aboard one of its Jilin-1 satellites.
