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WATCH: SpaceX launches Intelsat-40E mission with NASA

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SpaceX’s commercial communications satellite Falcon 9 blasted off on Friday into the orbit with a NASA Earth science instrument aboard, reported space.com.

The rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Florida that carried Intelsat 40e satellite toward geostationary transfer orbit.

The Falcon 9 first-stage booster supporting this mission previously launched CRS-26, said SpaceX.

The launch occurred Friday is SpaceX’s 23rd of the year, and the Falcon 9’s touchdown was the company’s 184th orbital rocket landing overall, according to SpaceX.

The booster successfully landed on the “A Shortfall of Gravitas” drone ship within nine minutes.

Intelsat was deployed on the upper stage of the rocket after 32.5 minutes after the launch.

Intelsat-40E is a modern geostationary satellite which aims to give access to the company and its customers all across North and Central America.

The geostationary satellite — carried by rocket — is developed by Maxar Technologies which also hosts NASA’s Tropospheric Emissions Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO) as a payload.

The satellite will be stationed in a geostationary orbit — 22,000 miles above the Earth — performing its tasks as other geostationary satellites do.

Additionally, it will also be capturing aerial photos on an hourly basis of air pollution over North America.

Those spacecrafts positioned in geostationary orbit over Earth appear in a fixed position while low Earth orbiting objects see the completion of 16 rounds every 24 hours.

In a press briefing on April 5, Karen St Germain, Earth Science Division director at NASA’s headquarters said: “We have several other missions that make observations of atmospheric constituents and atmospheric composition.”

“The real unique difference here with TEMPO is going to be that geostationary look”, Karen told journalists adding that “it will also provide much higher resolution data than other missions.”

TEMPO has the capability to carry out the mission for 20 months however, it can exceed the limit.

On the other hand, Intelsat-40E is solar powered consisting of two arrays which can operate for 15 years.

Aaron Abell, TEMPO project manager at Maxar said: “The TEMPO program really is a win-win-win for the major entities involved.”

“It allows unused capacity on Maxar’s heritage satellite design to be leveraged for government missions. This reduces the cost of access to space for the government as well as reduces the cost for Intelsat, as they’re compensated for their support of the TEMPO mission.”

Kevin Daugherty, TEMPO project manager at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Virginia was of the view that “The total cost to NASA is approximately $210 million and of that, just over $90 million was for the instrument development itself. And the remainder has been for both paying our contractors for hosting TEMPO and then integration, but as well as some support engineering and management that’s been going on.”

NASA is working on a “lessons learned session” to look at how best to implement and approach such partnerships with commercial actors in the future, Daugherty added.

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Pakistan’s first multi-mission satellite has started operational.

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The inaugural multi-mission satellite of Pakistan, PAKSAT MM1, has been successfully operationalized with the assistance of the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC).

The operationalization of the satellite represents a significant milestone in the nation’s space and digital growth framework.

The success of PAKSAT-MM1 will revolutionize Pakistan’s communication infrastructure, benefiting multiple IT sectors.

The satellite will deliver services including television broadcasting, mobile telecommunications, community internet access, and tele-education to enhance local enterprises.

This satellite will enhance internet coverage in remote regions, advancing the government’s objective of Digital Pakistan.

Pakistan has ascended 14 positions in the United Nations E-Governance Development Index. The country currently ranks 136th overall, an improvement from 150th in 2022.

Pakistan’s historic lunar mission (ICUBE-Q) was launched on May 3 aboard China’s Chang’E6 from Hainan, China.

The iCube-Qamar satellite project is Pakistan’s inaugural lunar exploration initiative, constituting a key achievement in the nation’s space endeavors.

The satellite iCube-Q was conceived and created by the Institute of Space Technology (IST) in partnership with Shanghai University SJTU of China and Pakistan’s national space agency SUPARCO.

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In Pakistan, TikTok deleted over 30 million videos due to them breaking community norms.

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In order to further explain the platform’s proactive approach to content management in Pakistan, TikTok has issued its Q2 2024 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report. The content and accounts that were terminated for breaking the platform’s community guidelines are transparently disclosed in this quarterly report.

As the platform continues to bolster its content moderation procedures to protect its varied community, the study indicates that over 30,709,744 videos were removed from TikTok in Pakistan during the most recent reporting period. Important discoveries reveal that 97% of these films were taken down in less than a day, and 99.5% of these movies were proactively removed before people reported them. These numbers demonstrate TikTok’s dedication to preventing harmful content from being posted and guaranteeing a safer platform for its Pakistani user base.

On TikTok, millions of videos are uploaded daily by over a billion users, and the platform is always improving and giving priority to automatic moderation technology. In Q2 2024, more than 178,827,465 videos were deleted from the platform. 144,430,133 of these were eliminated automatically, demonstrating the platform’s creative application of its detection technologies to instantly delete hazardous content.

With the help of this technological breakthrough, TikTok is able to expand its moderation efforts and keep its expanding worldwide community safe. At 98.2%, TikTok’s proactive detection rate makes it more effective than ever to remove hazardous content before users see it. Reiterating the precision and efficacy of TikTok’s content control algorithms, the data also shows a 50% decrease in the quantity of restored videos.

In order to provide a safe environment for its varied user base in Pakistan and around the world, TikTok is investing in state-of-the-art moderation technology while maintaining a top priority in transparency and platform safety.

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Huawei presents an advanced AI-capable cloud solution at GITEX 2024.

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Huawei Cloud is showcasing its dedication to intelligent enhancements and cloud breakthroughs at GITEX 2024 in Dubai, emphasizing AI-driven, industry-specific solutions for areas such as government, banking, media, and e-commerce.

GITEX Global 2024 will take place at the Dubai World Trade Centre from October 14 to 18. Attend Huawei’s exhibits situated in B10 and B20 of Hall 22.

Alan Qi, President of Huawei Cloud Middle East and Central Asia, stated, “Huawei Cloud introduces global digital transformation best practices to the region through AI-native cloud services, including databases, big data, data governance, software development, and AI.” We collaborate with industry experts to develop solutions for government, electricity, banking, media, e-commerce, and retail, facilitating digital and intelligent transformation. Moreover, we link local industries with global corporations to promote innovation via peer exchanges and effective methods.

The company’s “Everything-as-a-Service” strategy matches with its objective of providing efficient, cloud-based solutions across several industries.

Huawei Cloud provides an Everything-as-a-Service strategy that encompasses fully digital, cloud-based, and AI-driven services, such as Infrastructure-as-a-Service, Technology-as-a-Service, and Expertise-as-a-Service.

During GITEX 2024, Huawei Cloud introduced solutions for five primary sectors: digital government, media and entertainment, Web3, e-commerce and retail, and telecoms.

The company unveiled advancements such as the enhanced Pangu Models 5.0 and the cloud-native development platform CodeArts, aimed at augmenting AI capabilities and optimizing software development efficiency.

Huawei will provide ICT training to 300,000 young individuals in Pakistan.

Moreover, Huawei Cloud will conduct the Huawei Cloud Summit UAE 2024 at the Conrad Hotel in Dubai on October 15.

The event, themed “Leap to Intelligence with a Better Cloud,” will include product releases, collaborative solution launches with ecosystem partners, and announcements regarding talent development initiatives.

The Huawei Cloud Partner and Ecosystem Forum is scheduled for October 16 to explore policies and strategies for partner and ecosystem sales, products, operations, and marketing.