Satellites

Sputnik Satellite
Sputnik was the name of the first man-made satellite that was successfully sent to space. Read on to know more about Sputnik satellite...

History of Sputnik
Sputnik is a name associated with the heralding of the space age. Sputnik was a space program comprising a series of robotic spacecraft missions launched by the Soviet Union. This article is an overview of the history of Sputnik.

How do Satellites Work
Satellite perform many types of work at the same time. The instruments fitted with the satellites, help them execute all the functions systematically. To know how satellites work, read on...

GlaxoSmithKline Using Satellites to Fight Malaria in Africa
Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline is using a high-tech approach to solve the problem of connecting their healthcare network in African regions that have no phones and electricity.

Sri Lanka Satellite Images Show Tamil Refugees Massing on Beach
Before and after pictures highlight precarious situation of displaced civilians

European Satellite Blasts Off on Mission to Reveal Oceans' Secrets
European Space Agency's new satellite will carry out detailed studies of the Earth's gravitational field which is crucial to the understanding of how oceans are changing as the planet heats up

Japan Warns It May Shoot Down North Korean Satellite Launcher
Tokyo says it reserves right to destroy any threatening object

North Korea Satellite Launch Plan Increases Missile Fears
Pyongyang says satellite is part of legitimate space programme and shooting it down would be act of war

Nasa Alert As Russian and Us Satellites Crash in Space at 25,000mph
Collision 400 miles above Earth leaves cloud of debris drifting in space

Iran Satellite Launch Raises Tension, Says Miliband
Foreign secretary expresses concern over state's claim to have broken into the global space race

Iran Launches First Homemade Satellite
Omid launch likely to stoke western fears of missile capabilities

Satellite System to Track Illegal Migrants
EU-funded communications and data network brings together police forces across Europe and Africa

China Accuses Us of Double Standards Over Satellite Strike
US navy fires missile from Pacific Ocean warship to destroy failed satellite amid claims the Pentagon is militarizing space

US Plans Missile Launch to Destroy Rogue Spy Satellite
The Pentagon plans to fire a missile at a rogue spy satellite that is due to fall to Earth next month

US to Remotely Destroy Malfunctioning Satellite
The Pentagon is planning to fire a missile at a rogue spy satellite that was due to fall to earth early next month

Iran Claims Launch Into 'space' of Rocket Capable of Taking Satellites
Iran signaled its ambition to join the elite group of nations in space yesterday by claiming to have reached orbit with a rocket capable of carrying satellites

Israel Launches New Satellite to Spy on Iran
Israel launches powerful spy satellite to keep watch on Iran, its main threat in the region

China Confirms Anti-satellite Missile Test
China today broke its silence over reports it had tested an anti-satellite weapon, confirming it had done so but insisting it opposed any arms race in space.

The Science Behind Satellites
Ever wonder how your Dish Network system or satellite TV system works?...

Satellite Surveillance
Satellite surveillance is one of those things that we have just become used to accepting...

EU Launches Satellite to Rival Gps
The first satellite in the European Union's largest ever space program successfully launched this morning from Kazakhstan. A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying Giove A, the first of 30 navigation satellites in the £2.4bn Galileo project, took off on schedule at 11.19am (0519GMT)...

Protest to Libya After Satellites Jammed
British and US diplomats have protested to the Libyan government after two international satellites were illegally jammed, knocking off air dozens of TV and radio stations serving Britain and Europe and disrupting American diplomatic, military and FBI communications.

Satellite Data Reveals Beijing As Air Pollution Capital of World
As it gears up to host the 2008 Olympic Games Beijing has been awarded an unwelcome new accolade: the air pollution capital of the world.

Satellite Monitor at Beijing Olympics
China is to take its Olympic preparations into space next year by launching a satellite to monitor the construction of venues and the Beijing traffic which is the greatest threat to the success of the 2008 Games. Authorities say they want to monitor the progress of their multi-billion...

Satellite Shows Korea in Next Step for Bomb
Pyongyong ratchets up tension with US.

Ariane space project in doubt after explosion
Europe's troubled space programme was yesterday plunged into a new crisis after its most powerful rocket exploded shortly after take-off, sending more than $600m (£380m) worth of satellite equipment crashing into the ocean.

Fears for space station after Soyuz explosion
Doubts were raised about the future of Russia's ailing space programme yesterday after an unmanned rocket carrying a research satellite exploded on takeoff, killing one Russian soldier on the ground and wounding eight others.

Bin Laden Still Alive, Reveals Spy Satellite
Osama bin Laden is alive and regularly meeting Mullah Omar, the fugitive leader of the Taliban, according to a telephone call intercepted by American spy satellites. In the conversation, recorded less than a month ago, Omar and a senior aide were discussing the American-led hunt to track...

New Satellite Will Monitor Global Warming
A £1.4bn environmental monitoring satellite the size of an articulated lorry was today launched from a base in French Guiana. Designed in part by researchers at the Leicester University space centre, Envisat will record information on environmental changes, including global warming,...