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Israel / US / News Briefs / Science and Tech

NASA to Launch Israel’s First Space Telescope in 2026

By Pesach Benson / TPS

Israel’s first space telescope, ULTRASAT, will be launched by NASA into high Earth orbit in 2026.

IDF & Security

The Israel Air Force Looks to Develop New Space Capabilities

By Yaakov Lappin

The Space Administration's mission will be to examine new ways to use space “in ways that cannot be detailed."

Iran / News Briefs

Elon Musk: 100 Starlinks Active in Iran

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Activists have smuggled the Starlink receivers into the country to circumvent regime limits on communication.

Iran / Russia

Russia Launches Iranian Satellite into Orbit

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The Washington Post reported that U.S. officials are concerned “Khayyam” will allow Tehran to monitor sensitive sites and potential targets in Israel and the broader Middle East, in addition to helping Moscow wage war against Ukraine.

Israel / News Briefs / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

SpaceX Launches into Orbit 8 Satellites Built by Israeli High School Students

By Israel Hayom

The teams, who spent three years on the project, gathered with officials in Florida to watch the live launch via video from NASA.

Featured / Israel / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

TAU-SAT1 – First Miniature Satellite Built on Tel Aviv U Campus – Orbiting Earth

By Jewish Press News Desk

At an altitude of 400 km above sea level, the nanosatellite will orbit the earth at a dizzying speed of 27,600 km per hour, or 7.6 km per second, completing a cycle around Earth every 90 minutes.

Israel / Science and Tech

Israeli Student-Built Satellite Launched into Space

By Arye Green / TPS

The spacecraft was developed by high school students at the Space Laboratory of the Herzliya Science Centre (HSC) and students from the Sha’ar HaNegev High school in Israel’s southern region.

IDF & Security / History / Science and Tech

Defense Ministry, IAI, Declassify Video of First Satellite Launch, Sept. 19, 1988

By JNi.Media

"The quality of the images generated by the different satellites is excellent and they provide us with invaluable intelligence information, proving that the sky is not the limit."

IDF & Security / US / Business and Economy / Science and Tech

Israel Aerospace Industries, Effective Space, Announce Technological and Financial Cooperation

By JNi.Media

Effective Space is developing a unique, small spacecraft to extend the life of satellites in orbit, based on the vision to provide logistics services in the rapidly growing space economy.

IDF & Security / Government / Business and Economy / Science and Tech

Israel Aerospace Industries Sells New Observation Satellite 'Eros C' to Private Equity Fund

By JNi.Media

The agreement stipulates that ISI will buy IAI's new observation satellite Earth Resources Observation Satellite (EROS), a series of Israeli commercial Earth observation satellites, designed and manufactured by IAI.

Featured / Bedouin

Regavim Releases Policy Paper with Solution to Bedouin Negev Housing Crisis

By Jewish Press Staff

The comprehensive document is part of organization's new campaign to end Negev lawlessness, and offer solutions to bring the Bedouin community into the fold of Israeli society.

Government / News Briefs / France / Business and Economy / Media / Science and Tech

IAI Successfully Completes Israeli-French Satellite Environmental Testing before Summer Launch

By JNi.Media

The satellite will be ground controlled by IAI in Israel which will be linked to two sub-stations in the Toulouse Space Center, France, and the Technological Mission Center, Rafael, Haifa, Israel.

IDF & Security / Politics / News Briefs / Business and Economy / Science and Tech / Asia

Report: S. Korean Military May Lease Israeli Reconnaissance Satellite

By JNi.Media

Pyongyang has conducted five nuclear tests in the past decade and launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile capable of reaching US territories in the Pacific like Guam.

IDF & Security / News Briefs / Business and Economy / Science and Tech

Ofek 11 Spy Satellite Is Alive and Well and Sending Great Pictures

By JNi.Media

The launch ten days ago looked like a success, except that, about 90 minutes later, the project engineers realized that not all systems were functioning or responsive as the satellite had entered its orbit.

Israel / News Briefs / China

Israeli Satellite Company Sold to Chinese for $285 Million

By JNi.Media

The transaction’s terms are pending the successful entry into service of Spacecom’s Amos-6 telecommunications satellite, scheduled for launch Sept. 3.

Israel / News Briefs / Science and Tech

Adelson Donates $16.4 Million for Israeli Launch to the Moon

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The Sheldon Adelson Family Foundation has contributed $16.4 million to the Israel Lunar Project to build the world smallest spacecraft that SpaceIL hopes to land on the moon. The donation is nearly half of the project’s budget, estimated at $36 million. SpaceIL is an Israeli non-profit founded at the end of 2010 by three young […]

IDF & Security / News Briefs

Israel Launches ‘Ofek 10’ Spy Satellite

By Jewish Press News Desk

Israel successfully  launched its “Ofek 10” satellite Wednesday night from the Palmachim Air Force Base near Tel Aviv. The satellite has photo capabilities in all weather conditions and at night and is expected to bolster Israel’s intelligence system and security.

Israel / News Briefs

Satellite Photo of the Snow

By Jewish Press News Desk

NASA satellite photo from this morning.

Israel / News Briefs / Science and Tech

We Have Liftoff (Video)

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Amos-4 communications satellite was successfully launched into space on Saturday night from Kazakhstan.

Photo of the Day

Israel Heading Into Space

By Jewish Press Staff

On Saturday night, the Israeli communications satellite Amos-4 will be launched into space.

Iran / News Briefs

Russian Satellite Helps Iran Bypass Sanctions

By Jewish Press News Desk

After the Europeans pulled the plug on Iranian satellite transmissions because of the sanctions against Iran, Iranian stations are back on the air. The Iranians have reportedly transferred their transmissions over to a Russian satellite, once again bypassing the sanctions against them. The Wall Street Journal reports that up until October 15, IRIB (Iran's broadcast […]

News Briefs

Satellite Images Show Crews Hiding Evidence at Iran Nuclear Site

By JTA

New satellite images show possible recent nuclear activity at the Parchin facility in Iran as well as attempts to hide evidence of past activity.

News Briefs

Technion To Build, Launch Mini-Satellites Into Space

By Jewish Press Staff

Project head Professor Pini Gurfil says the satellites have great practical applications.

Serials

Freedom Is the Ownership of Time

By Itamar Frankenthal

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