Following the initial launch of Starlink, space enthusiasts started monitoring the skies to catch a glimpse of the
satellites. Of course, due to the vastness of the sky, waiting for the
satellites to become visible can be challenging and tiresome.
The first
satellite of Azerbaijan, Azerspace-1, was launched into space in 2013 from the Kuru cosmodrome in South America.
The
satellite will be placed in 636 km polar sun synchronous orbit with an inclination of 97.957 degrees.
Earlier this year, Pakistan launched two indigenously built
satellites into orbit, using a Chinese launch vehicle.
The Merah Putih
satellite has a capacity of 60 active transponders, consisting of 24 C-band transponders and 12 extended C-band transponders that cover South Asia.
By contrast, an SSA
satellite has the advantage of being able to monitor a
satellite at close range without being affected by the weather, enabling it to accurately gauge the presence of space debris and suspicious
satellites.
Pakistan's indigenously manufactured
satellites, PRSS-1 and PakTES-1A, were launched at 0857 hours (PST) from China's Jiuquan
Satellite Centre, according to the Foreign Office (FO).
Pakistan Technology Evaluation
Satellite (PakTES-1A) is a fully indigenous project of scientists and engineers at Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (Suparco).
'Presently Nigeria does not have the capital to build and finance its own
satellite which is why the collaboration is needed.
They are the fifth and sixth in the third-generation of Beidou
satellite. They will conduct in-orbit tests and then be connected with the previous four third-generation Beidou
satellites, said a statement from the China
Satellite Navigation Office.
In a major space science breakthrough, Kenya has built its first
satellite, mainly to observe farming trends and monitor the coastline.
South Korean
satellite operator KT Sat has successfully launched the Koreasat-5A
satellite, which moved into geostationary orbit on 12 November 2017.
In a successful mission, ISRO's PSLV (Polar
Satellite Launch Vehicle) rocket launched 104 individual
satellites.
China Great Wall Industry Corp, the nation's only authorized firm for international space collaboration, will launch Venezuela's second remote sensing
satellite next year and Pakistan's first remote sensing
satellite in 2018, said Fu Zhiheng, vice-president of Great Wall Industry, China Daily reported Saturday.
China recently launched the first-ever quantum communications
satellite. The
satellite is named "Micius".
