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On July 7, 1961, the U.S. Air Force launched a satellite called Discoverer 26 into orbit with a classified payload. It lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California at 4:29 p.m. local time (2329 GMT). Discoverer 26 was part of a series of reconnaissance or spy satellites whose missions were kept top secret […]

On July 6, 1938, an American astronomer named Seth Barnes Nicholson discovered Jupiter’s moon Lysithea. Nicholson spotted Lysithea from Mount Wilson Observatory in California, where he had previously discovered three more Jovian moons. This was the tenth moon astronomers had found at Jupiter. As of June 2017, 69 moons have been found orbiting Jupiter. Lysithea

Zimbabwe’s satellite internet sector is undergoing a significant shift, largely driven by the arrival of Starlink, the Low Earth Orbit LEO satellite internet provider operated by SpaceX. According to the latest subscriber statistics by the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe POTRAZ, VSAT subscriptions, under which Starlink services are classified, rose from 3,814 in

On July 3, 1998, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency(JAXA) launched the Nozomi spacecraft on a mission to Mars. Nozomi (のぞみ) is Japanese for “Wish” or “Hope.” This would be the country’s first probe to go to another planet. Nozomi was supposed to arrive at Mars in Oct. of 1999, but an electrical malfunction left it

On July 2, 1985, the European Space Agency launched the Giotto space probe to get a close-up look at Halley’s Comet. Nearly nine months after launch, on March 14, 1986, Giotto became the first spacecraft to observe of a comet up close when it flew by Halley’s Comet. It came within 370 miles of the

Starlink, SpaceX’s low-Earth orbit satellite internet constellation, has officially commenced operations in Chad following confirmation from Starlink officials and verification through the company’s official availability map. The launch represents another significant milestone in the platform’s rapid expansion across the African continent. The service activation follows Chad’s approval of Starlink’s operating license, making the Central African

Paratus Group, a leading pan African telecommunications provider and authorised reseller of Starlink, has launched Paratus EduLINK, a connectivity initiative designed to equip schools in remote and underserved regions with reliable, high-speed internet. With the campaign message Empowering Education, Anywhere, the programme is positioned to make digital learning accessible to more learners across the continent,

Starlink, the satellite internet division of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, is reportedly willing to invest ZAR 2 billion (USD 113 million) in South Africa, provided it secures a license to operate in the country. This potential investment would focus on developing a network of earth stations and data centres, including infrastructure to connect approximately 5,000 police

The Somali Civil Aviation Authority SCAA has launched a new, state of the art satellite-based weather monitoring and forecasting system, marking a significant milestone in the country’s meteorological and aviation infrastructure. The upgraded system replaces a decade-old platform and introduces cutting edge tools including the Meteosat Third Generation MTG satellite system, a PUMA 2025 workstation,

On June 30, 1908, a giant fireball exploded over the forests of Tunguska in Siberia. The impact leveled hundreds of miles of forest, and the exact cause is a bit of a mystery. At the time of the explosion, it was too difficult to reach this remote part of Siberia to look for clues about