It’s getting busy in Earth orbit Maciej Frolow/Getty Images China has applied to launch nearly 200,000 satellites into Earth orbit, but the move may be an attempt at merely reserving orbital space rather than a genuine effort to build the largest mega-constellation in existence. On December 29, the newly formed Institute of Radio Spectrum Utilisation…
The Valera vessel, which loaded a shipment from Gazprom PJSC’s Portovaya facility on the Baltic Sea, arrived at the Beihai import terminal in China today. (Gazprom pic) MOSCOW: A Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility delivered its first shipment to China since being sanctioned by the US in January, the latest sign of increased…
Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites are falling back to Earth, with up to four burning up in the atmosphere each day, according to space trackers. Jonathan McDowell, an astronomer at the Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, told EarthSky that he has recorded “an average of between one to two Starlink satellites deorbiting each day in 2025.” That…
Astroscale Holdings expects satellite orders to increase under new space-defense guidelines issued by the U.K. and Japanese defense ministries. The new guidelines by U.K. and Japan, announced in June and July, respectively, could generate “up to double-digit satellite orders,” signaling a stronger pipeline, Chief Financial Officer Nobuhiro Matsuyama said in an interview. The moves are…
The Israeli military has said that its planned operation in Gaza City would prevent Hamas fighters from regrouping and planning future attacks. Israel entered Gaza City earlier in the war, but said this time it would move into parts of the city that Israeli soldiers have not previously attacked or held. The risks to civilians…
T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert recalled skepticism over his 2021 promise of millions of fixed wireless access customers The company now has 7.3M subscribers and is targeting 12M by 2028 Similar doubts surfaced over T-Mobile’s direct-to-device satellite partnership with SpaceX, which now operates with 600+ satellites MOBILE FUTURE FORWARD, SEATTLE — T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert compared…
Elon Musk has so many Starlink satellites circling the planet China’s military thinks it’s time to fight fire — with lasers. Literally. Chinese scientists floated a long list of Starlink countermeasures in publicly available research papers. One of the more dramatic suggestions? Equipping stealth submarines with space-firing lasers to shoot down Musk’s low-orbit satellite network….
ROME (AP) — Stealth submarines fitted with space-shooting lasers, supply-chain sabotage and custom-built attack satellites armed with ion thrusters. Those are just some of the strategies Chinese scientists have been developing to counter what Beijing sees as a potent threat: Elon Musk’ s armada of Starlink communications satellites. Chinese government and military scientists, concerned about…
China’s two biggest networks have deployed less than 1 percent of their planned satellites, records show, a measure of how far they are falling behind Elon Musk’s company SpaceX for dominance in space communications. Satellites in low Earth orbit, up to 1,200 miles above the planet, are increasingly seen as essential for driverless cars, drone…
On News at 7, this 8th of July, Jamshed Qamar Siddiqui brings to you the day’s most crucial headlines. U.S President Donald Trump, with the backing of the White House has accused the BRICS bloc of undermining U.S interests following their Rio summit exapansions. Donald Trump has announced new tariffs set at 25% to 40%…