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50 years since Aryabhata: the lift-off that launched India’s satellite odyssey
19 Apr 2025 07:56 GMT
… 131 satellites, 51 of which are presently in orbit.Named … 1963 from the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station in … spacefaring nations with existing satellite launching facilities.
Collaborating with … that the satellite will have during its orbit, to ensure …
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Panasonic Avionics achieves milestone in multi-orbit satellite network testing
03 Apr 2025 17:18 GMT
… the Arctic and equatorial regions, demonstrates that its multi-orbit network is … LEO under extreme conditions while equatorial testing proved the LEO network … without interfering with existing GEO satellites.
Panasonic’s network integrates an …
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Fram2 Mission Makes Historic Return After First-Ever Crewed Polar Orbit
07 Apr 2025 20:55 GMT
… not only for its orbital trajectory—completing 55 passes … 22 scientific experiments in orbit. Their research spanned a … Earth’s auroras from orbit, growing oyster mushrooms in … of commercial missions beyond traditional equatorial orbits, it sets a new …
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PLD Space and D-Orbit Sign Launch Agreement for Equatorial Missions
05 Apr 2025 02:59 GMT
… -Orbit to deploy satellites aboard MIURA 5 to equatorial orbit. Through the agreement, D-Orbit … 5, including its flagship ION Orbital Transfer Vehicle (OTV).
The post … Space and D-Orbit Sign Launch Agreement for Equatorial Missions appeared first …
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Press Release: Panasonic completes multi-orbit network optimization
04 Apr 2025 17:58 GMT
… successful optimization of its multi-orbit satellite network following switching between … under extreme environmental conditions. Equatorial testing also demonstrated that Panasonic … seamlessly without interfering with GEO satellites.
The test program also …
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Humans orbit Earth over north, south poles for first time with SpaceX Fram2 mission
02 Apr 2025 23:02 GMT
… something in polar orbit compared to equatorial orbit.”
As it rotates … into a polar orbit. Historically, weather satellites have flown … in polar orbits, allowing … Antarctic regions.
Polar orbits and radiation exposure
Another …
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As Crew Dragon Spacecraft Orbits Earth’s Polar Regions, Fram2 Astronauts Capture Breathtaking Images of the Arctic and Antarctica (VIDEOS)
02 Apr 2025 17:19 GMT
… orbiting planet earth over the poles, rather than around the equatorial … ’ are experiencing. This orbit required a unique southern launch … polar orbit is ideal for climate and Earth-mapping satellites … as well as spy satellites. That’s …
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SpaceX’s Fram2 Mission Sends Four Private Astronauts into Polar Orbit
02 Apr 2025 06:51 GMT
… Fram2’s 430-kilometer-high orbital perch are breathtakingly cool— … -day stay in polar orbit ironically belies something even … space missions have targeted more equatorial orbits and have launched toward … sending humans into that orbit isn’t a legitimately …
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Reason why humans haven't orbited poles of Earth before as SpaceX crew make history
01 Apr 2025 20:37 GMT
… than others, with many satellites and orbits tending to stay near to … put something in polar orbit compared to equatorial orbit.”
While the Earth spins … planet also means that polar orbit satellites have a communication advantage.
A …
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What is SpaceX’s Fram2 polar-orbiting mission? Who is aboard the rocket?
01 Apr 2025 05:06 GMT
… by professional astronauts - orbiting Earth from pole to … Space Station, which orbits near Earth’s equatorial line. The closest … the One More Orbit mission, which orbited the Earth via … work includes leading a satellite mission and researching ocean robotics …