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Artist’s rendition of satellites orbiting the Earth – rottenman/123RF Stock Photo How many satellites are orbiting the Earth?According…

September 14, 2021 · Boomi Nathan

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Image courtesy of ESANote: The debris field shown in the image is an artist’s impression based on actual…

September 14, 2021 · Boomi Nathan

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How many satellites are orbiting the Earth?According to the Index of Objects Launched into Outer Space maintained by…

September 14, 2021 · Boomi Nathan

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IRS-1A, the first of the series of indigenous state-of-art operating remote sensing satellites, was successfully launched into a…

September 14, 2021 · Boomi Nathan

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Space activities in the country started during early 1960s with the scientific investigation of upper atmosphere and ionosphere…

September 14, 2021 · Boomi Nathan

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Sounding rockets are one or two stage solid propellant rockets used for probing the upper atmospheric regions and…

September 14, 2021 · Boomi Nathan

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ISRO has influenced educational institutions by its activities like making satellites for communication, remote sensing and astronomy. The…

September 14, 2021 · Boomi Nathan

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Three miniature satellites — CubeSats — launching into orbit from the International Space Station in August 2018.Credit: ESA/NASA-A.…

September 14, 2021 · Boomi Nathan

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The small satellite project is envisaged to provide platform for stand-alone payloads for earth imaging and science missions…

September 14, 2021 · Boomi Nathan

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IRNSS is an independent regional navigation satellite system being developed by India. It is designed to provide accurate…

September 14, 2021 · Boomi Nathan