Source: TW Subject: Science and Technology Context: India is set to demonstrate in-orbit satellite refuelling for the first time as Chennai-based OrbitAid’s AyulSAT is launched onboard ISRO’s PSLV-C62. About OrbitAid’s AyulSAT: What it is? AyulSAT is a 25-kg dedicated tanker-satellite and target spacecraft designed to demonstrate fuel transfer, power transfer and data transfer in orbit …
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Topic: Awareness in the fields of IT, Space. Q6. Explain the Kessler Syndrome. Identify the major drivers behind the growing instability of Low Earth Orbit. Analyse the systemic global risks created by high debris densities and propose a multi-layered international strategy for mitigation and debris removal. (15 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: NIE Why the …
UPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS – 6 March 2025 covers important current affairs of the day, their backward linkages, their relevance for Prelims exam and MCQs on main articles InstaLinks : Insta Links help you think beyond the current affairs issue and help you think multidimensionally to develop depth in your understanding of these issues. These …
Syllabus: Science and Technology Source: TH Context: A 500-kg metal object, suspected to be space debris, crashed in Kenya, raising concerns over accountability and legal gaps in space governance. Understanding Space Debris: What is Space Debris? Man-made objects in Earth’s orbit or re-entering the atmosphere that are non-functional. Includes defunct satellites, spent rocket stages, and …
UPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS – 1 July 2024 covers important current affairs of the day, their backward linkages, their relevance for Prelims exam and MCQs on main articles InstaLinks : Insta Links help you think beyond the current affairs issue and help you think multidimensionally to develop depth in your understanding of these issues. These …
Source: Hindustan Times Context: A defunct Russian satellite, RESURS-P1, broke up into over 100 pieces of debris, forcing astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) to shelter in their spacecraft for about an hour. This incident adds to the growing concern over space debris as space becomes increasingly crowded with vital satellite networks. About …
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Introduction: After multiple incidents of space debris potentially colliding with the International Space Station last year, a recent incident that has now brought back the attention to this deep threat is from last week. Four spherical metal balls fell from the sky in some villages of Gujarat over the past few days, which as …
Context: India’s first liquid-mirror telescope, which will observe asteroids, supernovae, space debris and all other celestial objects from an altitude of 2,450 metres in the Himalayas, has seen its first light. It has now entered the commissioning phase and will start scientific observations sometime in October 2022. The International Liquid Mirror Telescope (ILMT), …
GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Awareness in space. Context: Space Debris from the re-entry of the Chang Zheng 3B serial Y86 — China’s orbital launch vehicle, us suspected to have fallen at various places in Gujarat. What is Chang Zheng 3B serial Y86, from where the debris is suspected to have fallen? Chang …
GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Awareness in space. Context: Amid the ongoing war, the Russian space agency has threatened that Russia could respond to the US sanctions by letting the ISS fall from space. How is the Space Station protected from such acts? It is governed by the International Space Station Intergovernmental Agreement. …
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GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Awareness in space. Context: Russia blew up one of its old satellites in November in a missile test that sparked international anger because of the space debris it scattered around the Earth’s orbit. Recently, a Chinese satellite (Tsinghua Science Satellite) had a near collision with one of the many …
GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Awareness in space. Context: As China gears up to become the only country to have an exclusive and probably the only space station by 2024 or latest by 2030, its neighbor, India too has plans to follow suit in a few years. Recently, the Union Minister for Space Jitendra …
GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Awareness in space. Context: OSIRIS-REx is bringing back an asteroid sample. It will arrive home in 2023, ejecting a capsule full of samples that may help eager scientists decipher the origin of Earth’s water and life. The debris NASA’s asteroid-touching spacecraft collected could help us learn about the origins …
GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Awareness in space. Context: China, which is growing its presence in space, has complained to the UN detailing two alleged space incidents involving its Tiangong Space Station and two Starlink satellites from Elon Musk-founded aerospace firm, SpaceX. Why did China approach the UN? Both the U.S. and China …
GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Awareness in space. Context: Researchers say that the Earth might soon get Saturn-like rings made entirely out of space junk, but they could be cleaned up using magnets. What’s the issue? With more countries venturing into space with every passing decade, the problem is simply ballooning out of control …
Topic: Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, Nano-technology, biotechnology and issues relating to intellectual property rights. 5. Effective management of space debris is a critical challenge to humankind. Analyse the causes and impact of space debris. (250 words). Difficulty level: Moderate Reference : The Hindu Why the question: Russia has carried out …
Topics Covered: Awareness in space. Space debris: Context: Aiming to develop a method to predict collision from space debris, Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Delhi, has received research funding from the National Super Computing Mission (NSM), implemented by the department of science and technology (DST). The project titled ‘Orbit computation of Resident Space Objects …
