HELSINKI — China is expanding its presence and capabilities in the strategically vital geostationary belt, raising security ...

The satellites in the geostationary orbit are placed at an altitude of roughly 22,300 miles or 35,800 kilometers directly above the equator. Most of these satellites are used for ...

When the satellite reaches apogee, the spacecraft fires its engines to raise the perigee and make the orbit circular at geostationary altitude. This is, however, the point at which NVS-02 was ...

Argentina's Arsat-1 geostationary satellite launched last week finished the third and last maneuver in order to remain in orbit permanently, 36,000 km away from earth. INVAP and Argentine state ...