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China’s Shijian-21 and Shijian-25 satellites, known as SJ-21 and SJ-25 for short, likely docked together in geosynchronous ...
As more companies take part in reshaping the space launch industry, ideas that once seemed impossible—like flinging satellites into orbit without fuel—are becoming real.
As with most high-tech industries, the satellite market has grappled with its share of operational hurdles as technological ambitions collided with reality. Debris aggregation, cosmic radiation, ...
Satellites like Shijian-21 and Shijian-25 are in a very high orbit called geostationary orbit or GEO. In this orbit, satellites stay above the same spot on Earth all the time.
A partnership with the nonprofit Earth Fire Alliance and satellite manufacturer Muon Space is giving Google a better shot at tracking wildfires—and using AI to process all the data being collected.
Starlink satellites orbit approximately 342 miles (550 kilometers) above Earth and put on a spectacular show for observers as they move across the sky.
But it could still impact the moon in 2032. The impact debris could threaten satellites and trigger an extraordinarily stunning meteor shower.
SpaceX launch 28 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit from Florida.
Have you ever seen a string of lights in the sky? A Starlink satellite train can be a strange sight for those not expecting it. Here's how to see it.
Starlink already accounts for 40% of all the satellites ever launched, and each one releases harmful aluminum oxides when deorbited.
TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Sunday successfully launched a climate change monitoring satellite on its mainstay H-2A rocket, which made its final flight before it is replaced by a new flagship model ...