January 2024 Space News

Iran's future satellite carriers will put 15-ton cargoes into orbit: Defense Ministry Press TV 30 Jan 2024 -- Iran's Defense Ministry says the country has long-term plans to develop satellite launch vehicles capable of putting cargoes weighing up to 15 tons into orbit.
LandSpace rules out 'explosion' at Shanghai base, three workers 'slightly scratched' in an experiment Global Times 30 Jan 2024 -- China's private aerospace company LandSpace said on Tuesday that an online rumored "explosion" in its research center in Shanghai was caused by a normal experiment at its rocket fuel storage tank, and three workers onsite were slightly scratched, with no serious injuries reported.
Iran successfully launches 3 satellites into orbit Press TV 28 Jan 2024 -- Iran has successfully put three homegrown satellites into orbit with a minimum altitude of 450 kilometers and a maximum of 1,100 kilometers above the Earth's surface.
Iran close to reaching geostationary space orbit IRNA 28 Jan 2024 -- For the first time, the Islamic Republic of Iran has successfully put three homegrown satellites into space orbits with minimum and maximum altitudes of 450 km and 1,100 km above the Earth's surface, getting close to reaching the Geostationary Orbit (GEO), also known as geosynchronous orbit, after years.
Iran receives first signals from Mahda satellite: Minister IRNA 28 Jan 2024 -- Iran's telecoms minister says that the country has received first signals from the Mahda satellite hours after it was successfully launched into orbit.
Iran simultaneously launches three satellites into orbit IRNA 28 Jan 2024 -- Iran has successfully launched three domestically-developed satellites into orbit by the Simorgh satellite carrier.
Iran condemns E3 statement against Sorayya satellite launch IRNA 27 Jan 2024 -- The spokesman of the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned the statement issued by the three European countries (UK, France, and Germany) about the recent launch of a home-grown Sorayya satellite.
Iran says progress in aerospace sciences is its legitimate right Press TV 27 Jan 2024 -- Iran says its scientific and research progress in the field of aerospace is an inalienable and legitimate right of the nation.
US stirs up 'China space threat' to expand space military power, maintain military hegemony: FM spokesperson Global Times 26 Jan 2024 -- The US has long been stirring up the "China space threat" theory, smearing and defaming China, but it is only for the purpose of expanding its own space military power and making excuses for maintaining its military hegemony, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a press conference on Friday.
Iran's Soraya satellite launch: E3 joint statement UK FCDO 26 Jan 2024 -- The UK, France and Germany have issued a joint statement in response to Iran's satellite launch using the Ghaem-100 space launch vehicle on 20 January 2024.
NASA Helicopter Ends Mars Mission After Three Years VOA 25 Jan 2024 -- NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter has officially ended its mission after nearly three years, the space agency said Thursday.
Space: Keynote speech by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell at the 16th European Space Conference European External Action Service (EEAS) 24 Jan 2024
United States Welcomes the Kingdom of Belgium's Signing of the Artemis Accords US Dept. of State 24 Jan 2024 -- On January 23, the Kingdom of Belgium became the 34th country to sign the Artemis Accords. In a ceremony at the Museum of Fine Arts in Brussels, Ms. Hadja Lahbib, Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Affairs, and Foreign Trade and the Federal Cultural Institutions, and Mr. Thomas Dermine, State Secretary for Economic Recovery and Strategic Investments, in charge of Science Policy, Deputy to the Minister of the Economy and Employment signed the Accords on behalf of Belgium.
Iran fourth country to possess satellite launch vehicle: Cmdr IRNA 23 Jan 2024 -- The Islamic Republic of Iran is considered the fourth country capable of using solid propellant applied for a satellite launch vehicle, an Iranian commander said.
Sorayya's launch aimed at accomplishing key missions: Iran's top space official IRNA 22 Jan 2024 -- Head of the Iranian Space Agency Hassan Salariyeh has said that the most important mission of the newly-launched indigenous Sorayya satellite is to verify the performance of Qaem 100, a domestically-made satellite carrier designed for launches at higher space orbits.
IRGC announces upcoming tests for satellite carrier "Qaem 105" ISNA 22 Jan 2024 -- Commander of IRGC Aerospace Force General Ali Jafarabadi lauded the recent successful launch of the Soraya satellite into low Earth orbit (LEO) using the Qaem-100 satellite carrier.
Iran receives first signals from Sorayya satellite: Minister IRNA 21 Jan 2024 -- The minister of information and communications technology of Iran has announced that the Sorayya satellite, which was launched into orbit on Saturday, has been successful in accomplishing its mission and that it sent signals.
Iran launches Soraya satellite into orbit, sets new space launch record Press TV 20 Jan 2024 -- Iran has set a "new" space launch record after successfully launching the Soraya (Sky) satellite to an altitude of 750 kilometers above the earth's surface for the first time.
Iran Successfully Launches Sorayya Satellite Into Orbit Sputnik 20 Jan 2024 -- The Iranian Space Agency has successfully launched the Sorayya satellite into orbit at an altitude of 750 kilometers, the Iranian government announced on social media.
Iran launches satellite, sets new record in height of its space launches IRNA 20 Jan 2024 -- Iran has successfully placed a research satellite into a space orbit 750km above the Earth's surface, with the minister of communications and information technology hailing it for setting a new record in the height of the country's space launches.
Iran places first satellite into orbit of 750km IRNA 20 Jan 2024 -- Iranian Space Agency (ISA) has announced it has successfully placed a home-made satellite into space's orbit.
Iran sets new space launch record ISNA 20 Jan 2024 -- Iran has set a "new" space launch record after successfully sending Soraya satellite to an altitude of 750 kilometers above the earth's surface for the first time.
"We are stepping into the Century of Türkiye with our first manned space mission" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 19 Jan 2024
Dr. John F. Plumb, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy, Holds an Off-Camera, On-the-Record Press Briefing DoD 18 Jan 2024
Space Policy Official Details Approach to Maintaining U.S. Edge DoD News 18 Jan 2024 -- The Defense Department is laser focused on deterring aggression through critical investments and sound decisions that will shape U.S. and allied space capabilities for years to come, the Pentagon's top space policy official said.
China's cargo craft Tianzhou-7 docks with space station combination People's Daily 18 Jan 2024 -- China's cargo craft Tianzhou-7 completed its status setting and docked with the orbiting Tiangong space station on Thursday, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said.
Tianzhou-7 successfully launched to supply Tiangong Global Times 17 Jan 2024 -- Dear taikonauts, your order on its way, keep an eye out for it! Carrying over 260 items of cargo that weighs about 5.6 tons, China's Tianzhou-7, currently the world's mightiest cargo spacecraft, is sailing toward the China Space Station after an awe-inspiring take-off from a Long March-7 carrier rocket from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in South China's tropical island province of Hainan at 10:27 pm on Wednesday.
Combination of Tianzhou-7 cargo spacecraft, Long March-7 rocket rolls to launch pad Global Times 15 Jan 2024 -- The combination of Tianzhou-7 cargo spacecraft and Long March-7 Y8 carrier rocket was rolled out to the launchpad in Wenchang Space Launch Site in South China's Hainan Province on Monday. All facilities in the Wenchang spaceport are in good conditions and testing work is underway for the first China Space Station mission in 2024, the Global Times learned from the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) on Monday.
Japan Launches H2A Rocket Carrying Spy Satellite Sputnik 12 Jan 2024 -- The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched an H2A rocket carrying the Kogaku-8 optical satellite from the Tanegashima Space Center on Friday, according to a broadcast by the MBC television station.
China eyes launching low-cost cargo spacecraft for space station through commercial rocket Global Times 12 Jan 2024 -- Commercial aerospace company CAS Space and the Chinese Academy of Sciences Microsatellite Innovation Research Institute have confirmed a plan that the low-cost cargo spacecraft product developed by the Microsatellite Innovation Institute will be launched by the company's Kinetica 2 liquid carrier rocket and will undergo the first flight mission in 2025 for comprehensive on-orbit assessment and verification, the Global Times learned from the company on Friday.
Remarks by Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks at the U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM) Change of Command Ceremony (As Delivered) DoD 10 Jan 2024
Hicks: U.S. Aims to Prevent Conflict in Space, Other Domains Through Deterrence DoD News 10 Jan 2024 -- Russia and China are deploying capabilities that can target GPS and other vital space-based systems in an effort to degrade the military space advantage of the U.S. and its allies, said Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks.
Chang'e-6 spacecraft components arrive in Hainan; launch of lunar mission set in first half of 2024 Global Times 10 Jan 2024 -- Spacecraft components of China's Chang'e-6 lunar mission have arrived at Hainan Meilan International Airport aboard the An-124 and Y-20 transport aircraft successively on Monday and Tuesday before they were then transported by road to the Wenchang Space Launch Site, Global Times learned from the China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Wednesday.
China's Chang'e-6 scheduled for launch in first half of 2024 People's Daily 10 Jan 2024 -- China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe is scheduled for launch in the first half of this year, the China National Space Administration said Wednesday.
Opposition demands gov't explain China satellite launch missile alert CNA 09 Jan 2024 -- Opposition parties on Tuesday demanded the government fully review and explain why a national alert warning of a "missile flyover" in English was sent in response to the preplanned launch of a Chinese low-orbit satellite.
Alert sent out after Chinese rocket diverged from expected path: MND CNA 09 Jan 2024 -- The Ministry of National Defense (MND) on Tuesday said it decided to send out a nationwide alert message after a rocket carrying a satellite launched from China diverged from its anticipated flight path in the direction of Taiwan.
Chinese launches satellite, triggers emergency alert in Taiwan CNA 09 Jan 2024 -- Taiwan's military on Tuesday afternoon sent a nationwide emergency alert message informing the public that China's government had just launched a satellite with its trajectory passing through airspace over southern Taiwan at 3:04 p.m. Tuesday.
Chinese Satellite Launch Triggers Island-Wide Alert in Taiwan VOA 09 Jan 2024 -- China says it successfully launched a science satellite into orbit Tuesday, an event that triggered an island-wide alert in Taiwan.
New Army space vision defines roles and missions US Army 08 Jan 2024 -- Today the Army released the Army Space Vision Supporting Multidomain Operations, which communicates to Army commanders, staffs, and other stakeholders the need to create and exploit space domain effects that enable successful Army operations. The vision also communicates the urgent need to invest more in space capabilities and formations.
Army Space Vision Supporting Multidomain Operations US Army 08 Jan 2024
India's First Solar Observatory Reaches Destination VOA 07 Jan 2024 -- India has achieved another milestone in space exploration by successfully placing a spacecraft in an orbit from which it will study the sun for five years.
Cabinet approves Memorandum of Understanding between Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and Mauritius Research and Innovation Council (MRIC) concerning cooperation on the development of a Joint Small Satellite India PIB 05 Jan 2024 -- The Union Cabinet chaired by Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi was apprised of a Memorandum of Understanding signed at Port Louis, Mauritius on November 01, 2023 between Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and Mauritius Research and Innovation Council (MRIC) under the aegis of the Ministry of Information Technology, Communication, and Innovation of the Republic of Mauritius, concerning cooperation on the development of a Joint Small Satellite.

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