Satellite

Israeli company wins space agency contract for next-generation satellite imaging

Semi-Conductor Devices' detectors will be integrated into upcoming satellite launches, such as high-definition imaging systems, enabling advanced Earth observation missions.

TESS, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, is shown in this conceptual illustration obtained by Reuters on March 28, 2018.
A vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Oman’s Musandam province, April 12, 2026.

Israel’s Windward, Vantor partner for persistent monitoring to counter dark fleets

Satellite image shows F-15E, A-10 Thunderbolt, and C-130 Hercules at the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, in Al Azraq, Jordan, February 2, 2026.

Chinese‑built satellite in Iranian hands tracked US bases - report

SATELLITE IMAGE shows the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, in Bushehr Province, Iran, May 26, 2025.

Satellite firm Planet Labs to indefinitely withhold Iran war images


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.

Flash of light above Kyiv sparks buzz about falling satellite, aliens

The Kyiv city military administration said the bright light and flaming object was a crashing NASA satellite, but NASA denied this.

 UFO (illustrative).

14 Days: Ofek-13 launch

Israeli news highlights from the past two weeks.

 The Ofek 13 observation satellite is launched into space, March 28, 2023.

Tunnels used for missile production in Syria attacked in Monday airstrike

A recent intelligence report by ImageSat International (ISI) based on satellite images revealed details about an attack in Syria attributed to Israel in early March.

 Satellite documentation of the location of the attack

Israel falling behind in satellite, space race - comptroller

Israeli State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman also noted that the IDF has failed to have proper naval defenses for natural gas rigs.

 The EROS-C3 satellite during lift off.

US divisions over Chinese spy balloon show politicized foreign policy - analysis

The incursion of a Chinese spy balloon into US airspace has turned what could be a normal debate and discussion into another politicized foreign policy issue.

 Spectators watch after a suspected Chinese spy balloon was shot down off the coast in Holden Beach, North Carolina, US February 4, 2023.

TAU establishes first observatory for orbit satellite communication

The station includes a satellite observatory dome with a diameter of 4.25 meters, a tracking system, a primary high-speed camera and more.

A satellite

Space startups funding halved in 2022 as investors shift to safer bets

Last year marked the toughest period for space startups since the economic crisis in 2008.

 Spacecraft hardware engineer Anubhav Thakur performs a test on one of Spire's Lemur 2-2.0 satellites during a tour of Spire's nano-satellite facility in San Francisco, California January 6, 2016.

Britain's groundbreaking satellite launch ends in failure

The apparent failure deals a further blow to European space ambitions after an Italian-built Vega-C rocket mission failed after lift-off from French Guiana in late December.

Cosmic Girl, a Virgin Boeing 747-400 aircraft sits on the tarmac with Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne rocket attached to the wing, ahead of the first UK launch tonight, at Spaceport Cornwall at Newquay Airport in Newquay, Britain, January 9, 2023.

TAU engineers launching first Israeli nanosatellite for communicating from space

This is the first optical ground station in Israel and one of very few worldwide that can lock onto, track and collect data from a nanosatellite.

 The satellite team (Clockwise): Orly Blumberg, Prof. Ofer Amrani, Prof. Meir Ariel, Dr. Dolev Bashi & Idan Finkelstein