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SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea got help from Russia for its successful launch of a reconnaissance satellite this week, South Korean lawmakers said on Thursday, citing the country's intelligence agency. Tuesday's launch was North Korea's third attempt after two failed tries, and the first since its leader Kim Jong Un's rare trip to Russia in September, during which President Vladimir Putin promised to help Pyongyang build satellites. After talks between the leaders, North Korea sent data on launch vehicles used in two previous satellite launches, and Russia offered its analy...

Vikram I is equipped to carry payloads weighing up to 480 kilograms to a low inclination orbit at 500 kilometers.

International sanctions imposed against Russia following the country's invasion of Ukraine mean that a pair of satellites due to fly on Russian rockets in 2022 will need to find a new route to space.

On September 27, the aerospace division of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) successfully put the indigenous satellite Nour-3 (Light-3), also known as Najm, into low Earth orbit (LEO), marking another giant leap for the country’s space program.

As more rockets liftoff into the skies, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is trying to control how long those launch vehicles stay in orbit as floating space junk.