Satellite operators need better space weather models to maximize the life of their satellites and to avoid collisions in low ...

The Los Alamos National Laboratory has introduced the "Spacecraft Speedometer," a novel technology for tracking satellites in ...

Digantara's SCOT satellite, launched on January 14, began operations, tracking objects as small as 5 cm in orbit. The first ...

A team of astronomers has identified a new polar cataclysmic variable, a rare type of binary star system featuring a highly magnetic white dwarf siphoning material from its companion star. The system, ...

In the most recent Friday (Aug. 16) launch, SpaceX delivered 116 small payloads to orbit, including the Tanager-1 satellite.

Given this, Parker and his colleagues wanted to calculate exactly how the process might impact low-Earth orbit’s “satellite carrying capacity.” Low-Earth orbit includes orbital paths at or ...

Space sustainability focuses on minimizing debris and promoting responsible satellite operations, while orbital traffic management involves tracking and coordinating spacecraft to prevent ...

Rocket Lab launched a high-resolution Earth-imaging satellite toward low Earth orbit this evening (Feb. 18). An Electron vehicle carrying the first "Gen-3" satellite for the geospatial ...

MOSCOW, April 16. /TASS/. The Aist-2D remote sensing satellite has completed its mission in orbit after staying in operation for almost 8 years, Roscosmos said. "Space assistant Aist-2D ...

The satellite is designed to track and monitor objects as small as 5 centimetres, with a high revisit rate for frequent and precise observations of orbital activity. As space becomes increasingly ...