According to Gillinger, the cross-track distances between the four Russian satellites and ICEYE-X36 now range between about ...

An image simulating the contamination from satellite trails in observations by ARRAKIHS, a European Space Agency telescope planned to launch in 2030 NASA / Borlaff et al., Nature, 2025 under CC ...

There was nothing terribly remarkable about the Iridium 33 and Kosmos 2251 satellites—at least not at first. Iridium was a 1,500 lb. communications satellite the U.S. launched into space in 1997; ...

Two Chinese satellites have completed what could be a first for in-space rendezvous and refueling efforts. They came together in a geosynchronous orbit and have since maintained a steady orbit ...

Of the roughly 7,300 active satellites in Earth orbit, about 3,600 are part of SpaceX’s growing fleet of Starlink internet ...

With more and more internet satellites launching every year, scientists are growing increasingly concerned about the rising risk of collisions. The CRASH Clock is a new predictor of how much time ...

Starlink subscribers can expect lower latency and improved signal quality as the company moves 1,600 satellites into lower orbits. On Wednesday, astronomer and satellite tracker Jonathan McDowell ...

The California startup Vast, which is best known for its space station plans, announced today (May 19) that it's launching a ...