Satellite

Selling light after dark: Satellite designed to reflect sunlight to Earth approved by FCC

The Earendil-1 satellite, created by startup Reflect Orbital, contains a thin-film reflector that can direct “abundant sunlight” to specific locations at specific times, including night time

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(illustrative) Concrete barriers are positioned as part of preparations for the opening of a Gaza distribution center near Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, September 10, 2025

IDF confirms building massive sand barrier dividing Gaza after satellite imagery emerges

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Iran's space program advances satellite program, eyes better missile launchers, new facilities

Defense firm Elbit Systems announced new $100 million contracts with the Defense Ministry to develop advanced digitization capabilities for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). February 9.

Battlefield dominance will belong to the side that owns the operating layer - opinion


World's first wooden satellite set to re-enter atmosphere

LignoSat is designed to endure extreme temperatures and space radiation, measuring how wood withstands the space environment.

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Arctic ice formation 'Mesechev Island' disappears due to climate change

Monitored from 2020 to 2022, the island's area shrank from 53 to 3 hectares before melting entirely.

 Arctic mountains.

Iran launches second satellite this year into orbit, state media says

Tehran denies its satellite activities are a cover for ballistic missile development and says it has never pursued the development of nuclear weapons.

 Iranian satellite carrier rocket "Simorgh" is seen in an unknown location in Iran, in this picture obtained on December 30, 2021.

Iran expands surveillance capabilities through Chinese satellite partnerships - report

Iran is strengthening its surveillance capabilities by partnering with Chinese satellite companies, raising concerns about enhanced spying on military targets across Israel and the Middle East.

 Launch of an Iranian satellite at Imam Khomeini Spaceport in Iran's rural Semnan province. 28 January 2024.

Drama in Israel's defense establishment and the spy satellite array amid war - exclusive

The IDF's oldest spy satellite recently went out of service after 22 years and burned up in the atmosphere. Ofek-5, launched on May 28, 2002, was one of Israel's first operational imaging satellites.

 The Defense Ministry and the Aerospace Industry successfully launched the Ofek 13 satellite into space, March 29, 2023.

Morocco to purchase two Israeli spy satellites for $1 Billion

Israel Aerospace Industries announces major deal, following reports that the new satellites will replace those previously bought by Morocco from France.


Iran expanding missile production in new satellite photos, sources say - report

The enlargement of the sites follows an October 2022 deal in which Iran agreed to provide missiles to Russia, which has been seeking them for its war against Ukraine.

 A satellite photo shows suspected tunnel expansion (in the upper-right quadrant of the picture) at Shahid Modarres Garrison, near Tehran, Iran, in this handout image obtained by Reuters on July 5, 2024.

Iran considering sending humans to space, minister says

Iranian Minister of Communications Isa Zarepour said that Iran would also be working on improving satellite imagery.

 A first military satellite named Noor is launched into orbit by Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps, in Semnan, Iran April 22, 2020

Satellite images show 35% of Gaza's building destroyed, UN says

This represents an increase of nearly 20,000 damaged structures compared a previous assessment, based on images taken in January, which found 30% of buildings had been damaged or destroyed.

 Palestinians walk past the ruins of houses destroyed in Gaza City, March 20, 2024

Iran claims new satellite launch from Russia

The satellite was launched from the Vostochny launch base, which is 5,000 miles east of Moscow.

 A Soyuz-2.1b rocket booster with a Fregat upper stage, carrying Russian the Meteor-M spacecraft and 18 Russian and foreign additional small satellites, blasts off from a launchpad at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, February 29, 202