Satellite

Are US, Israel racing to deploy space-based lasers or orbital weapons first? - analysis

Some have already speculated that Israel could destroy enemy space satellites using the Arrow 3 missile system, given that it already strikes ballistic missiles in space.

US-China space race is heating up
Satellite imagery showing Iran rebuilding the Taleghan 2 nuclear bomb testing facility southeast of Tehran, September 2026.

Iran reconstructing nuclear test-linked Taleghan 2 site after IDF strikes, satellite imagery shows

A satellite image shows planes at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia February 21, 2026.

Iran's targeting of US bases may have used Russian spy satellite imagery - report

 Images of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei with replicas of missiles seen during a gathering in Tehran, Iran, August 12, 2026

Iran used Chinese-sourced satellite images to target US bases, intelligence reveals - report


IAI successfully launches satellite enabling all-weather, night coverage

The satellite is already performing its own initial checks to make sure it is functioning properly and simultaneously sending initial images.

 Israel’s Ofek-13 reconnaissance satellite takes off from central Israel on March 29. IAI was the main contractor involved in the project.

Astroscale introduces new spacecraft for cleaning space debris

Astroscale’s ELSA-M spacecraft will tackle space debris by capturing and deorbiting decommissioned satellites, aiming to clean Earth's crowded orbit.

 Astroscale's ELSA-M spacecraft.

North Korea says failed satellite launch was 'gravest failure'

North Korea also vowed it will continue to develop its nuclear capability and strengthen solidarity with other countries that oppose what it called the "US strategy for world supremacy."

 A still photograph shows what appears to be North Korea's new Chollima-1 rocket being launched in Cholsan County, North Korea, May 31, 2023 in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency and taken from video.

South Korea recovers parts of rocket used in North's satellite launch -military

South Korea found debris off its west coast soon after the launch, and began a salvage operation in the hopes of studying the new rocket.

A handout picture shows a part of what is believed to be a space launch vehicle that North Korea said crashed into the sea off the west coast of the divided peninsula, and which the South Korean military had salvaged, at an unidentified location in South Korea, June 15, 2023.

PREVIEW: Israel’s ImageSat, SpaceX launch satellite

The satellite was launched into orbit on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and is the latest satellite that ImageSat has sent into space.

 ImageSat International (ISI) RUNNER-1 satellite

US calls for UN meeting on North Korea's attempted satellite launch

Nate Evans, the spokesperson for the US mission to the United Nations, said the United States had called for an open meeting on the launch, which means the proceedings would be streamed live.

People watch a TV broadcasting a news report on North Korea firing what it called a space satellite toward the south, in Seoul, South Korea, May 31, 2023.

North Korea says it will launch its first military spy satellite in June

Nuclear-armed North Korea says it has completed its first military spy satellite and leader Kim Jong Un has approved final preparations for the launch.

 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, his wife Ri Sol Ju and their daughter Kim Ju Ae attend a military parade to mark the 75th founding anniversary of North Korea's army, at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea February 8, 2023.

Japan's missile defense on alert as North Korea warns of satellite launch

Nuclear-armed North Korea says it has completed its first military spy satellite and leader Kim Jong Un has approved the launch.

 A general view of fire assault drill at an undisclosed location in North Korea March 10, 2023 in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

NASA might be able to use AI to predict dangerous solar storms

A solar storm occurs when material from solar wind reaches Earth's magnetic field - these are also called geomagnetic storms.

 A coronal mass ejection from the Sun imaged on August 31, 2012

Nearly 300 kg. NASA satellite set to crash into Earth

The satellite in question is the Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager, launched in 2002 and retired in 2018. The odds are very low of anyone being hit.

 An artistic illustration of NASA's Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI) satellite.