Space

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 L-Band and S-Band in Satellite Communication

Introduction Satellite communication plays a pivotal role in our modern world, connecting people, enabling data transmission, and facilitating global navigation.

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NISAR Satellite

NASA-ISRO SAR (NISAR) is a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) observatory being jointly developed by NASA and ISRO. The NASA-ISRO Synthetic

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NETRA Project

Context: With space junk posing an increasing threat to Indian assets in space, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is building up its orbital debris

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NASA Voyager spacecraft

Context: Both Voyager spacecraft are rushing away from Earth and into interstellar space. Yet for a portion of every year,

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ExoMars 2022 Mission

Context: The European Space Agency’s ExoMars 2022 mission won’t launch in September, 2022 as planned after the agency suspended all cooperation with

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SARAS 3 Radio Telescope

Context: Recently, the Indian researchers at RRI (Raman Research Institute) in a study using the SARAS 3 Radio Telescope, have conclusively denied a recent

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Solar Jets

Context: Recently, Scientists at Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) have unravelled the science behind the jets of plasma on the Sun’s chromosphere. What is Solar

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Geomagnetic Storm

Context: Recently, Elon Musk’s Starlink has lost dozens of satellites that were caught in a geomagnetic storm a day after they were launched. What

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Starlink Project

Context: Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, Government of India. has pointed out that ‘Starlink Internet Services’ is not licensed

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