Powerful Arab league communications satellite ready for night launch

WASHINGTON: A powerful communication relay satellite for the 21-member Arab League is scheduled for launch Tuesday night from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, United States. SpaceX plans to carry ARABSAT BADR-8 satellite into a geosynchronous transfer orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 40, with a 127-minute window that opens at […]

N. Korea conducts crucial test

SEOUL: North Korea has conducted another “crucial test” at its Sohae satellite launch site, state media reported yesterday, as nuclear negotiations between Pyongyang and Washington remain stalled with a deadline approaching. The announcement comes a day before US Special Envoy on North Korea Stephen Biegun is set to arrive in Seoul for a three-day visit, […]