Japan has launched a probe to collect soil samples from a Martian moon Phobos

 

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has launched the MMX probe toward Phobos, a moon of Mars. The spacecraft lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center aboard an H3 heavy-lift launch vehicle.

Earthquake prediction: Chinese scientists anticipate seismic events with 83% effectiveness

 

A study published in the scientific journal NPJ Natural Hazards and reported by the South China Morning Post details that Chinese scientists can anticipate seismic events with an 83% success rate. The research was based on the analysis of 12 major earthquakes that occurred within China between 2022 and 2024.

The heavy Starship spacecraft was successfully launched and placed into Earth's orbit for a test flight; will be de-orbited in a couple of hours

 Elon Musk’s SpaceX creation will orbit the Earth several times at an altitude of approximately 275 km while deploying 26 Starlink satellites.

Soyuz-2.1b rocket blasted off from Vostochny Spaceport carrying 2 Ionosphere-M satellites

Ionosphera-M, or Ionosfera-M (Ионосфера-М), is a satellite constellation consisting of four satellites owned and operated by the Russian space agency, Roscosmos.

Kessler effect - space junk: Intelsat-33e debris threatens all satellites

Roscosmos reported that during observations, experts recorded more than 80 fragments of the European satellite Intelsat-33e, which collapsed the other day.

NASA spacecraft is on its way to Jupiter's Europa moon Europa to find out if it could support Life

 

A spacecraft that will study one of Jupiter’s moons launched Monday on a journey of more than six years to discover if the moon has the ability to support life.

European satellite could crash in a random place on Earth tomorrow, 21 Feb.

The European Union's uncontrolled ERS-2 satellite is expected to fall to the planet tomorrow (21 February), Sky News announced.

Soyuz-2.1b Rocket With 42 Small Satellites Launched From Vostochny Cosmodrome - Roscosmos

 Russia has launched a Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket with a Meteor-M weather satellite and 42 small spacecraft, including three foreign satellites from the Vostochny cosmodrome, according to a broadcast by the Russian State Space Corporation Roscosmos on Tuesday.

SpaceX launches 52 more Starlink internet satellites into space

U.S. private space company SpaceX launched 52 more Starlink satellites into orbit early Wednesday.

Soyuz-2.1v carrier rocket delivers military satellite to orbit

 

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India Launches 36 OneWeb Satellites Into Orbit - ISRO

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday morning launched a heavy lift LVM3 rocket carrying 36 OneWeb communications satellites.

Japan had to self-destruct the latest H3 rocket as mission fails

 

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Decades-old NASA satellite due to re-enter atmosphere, low threat

After almost four decades in space, a retired NASA satellite is about to fall to earth.

European Vega-C rocket fails to launch Pleiades Neo 5 and 6 satellites into orbit, fell after launch

 

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China launches new remote sensing satellite- China.org.cn

China has sent a new remote sensing satellite into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern province of Sichuan.

Progress MS-20 Raises ISS Orbit By 880 Meters, Taking Station Away From Debris - Roscosmos

 The Progress MS-20 cargo spacecraft, docked to the International Space Station (ISS), has raised the altitude of the ISS orbit by 880 meters during a maneuver to avoid space debris, Russian state space corporation Roscosmos said in a statement.

Carrying two military satellites Soyuz-2.1b rocket blasts off from Plesetsk spaceport

 

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US satellite threatens other spacecraft, Russian scientists warn

A US satellite partially disintegrates in orbit, endangering other spacecraft circling the Earth, Russian scientists said on Saturday.

Astronomers set up anti-satellite initiative — RT

Astronomers from across the world have launched an initiative to curb the impact of artificial satellites on important astronomical research, arguing for tighter regulations on projects like Elon Musk’s Starlink network.

Mission failure: South Korean rocket launch to deploy dummy satellite in orbit is unsuccessful — RT World News

 

South Korea failed in its mission on Thursday to put a test payload in orbit using its first home-developed space rocket, the Korea Space Launch Vehicle II.