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China’s bullet-shape satellite test paves the way for very low orbit surveillance network
Chutian project aims to establish 300-satellite network offering continuous global coverage with a range of imaging types ...
USA Today11d
Here's when the Soviet-era spacecraft Cosmos 482 may return to Earth
Since the engines failed to reach a necessary velocity to enter Venus' orbit, Cosmos 482 was abandoned in low-Earth orbit ...
New Scientist on MSN7d
Failed Soviet probe will soon crash to Earth – and we don't know where
Kosmos 482, a Soviet spacecraft that never made it beyond Earth’s orbit on its way to Venus, is due to come crashing down on ...
Ars Technica3d
A privately developed Australian rocket is ready for a historic launch
The Eris rocket is capable of delivering about 670 pounds (305 kilograms) of mass into low-Earth orbit, a payload capacity roughly equivalent to Rocket Lab's Electron launch vehicle, which flies ...
SpaceX sends more Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit
May 6 (UPI) -- SpaceX launched a new group of Starlink V2 Mini satellites into low-Earth orbit Tuesday night. The 28 devices ...
Soviet spacecraft Cosmos 482 expected to crash back to Earth after 'final death plunge'
A Soviet spacecraft is set to return from Earth's orbit after a failed mission to Venus over 50 years ago. See when it could ...
SpaceNews5d
How smaller satellites are reshaping the geostationary orbit market
For decades, geostationary orbit (GEO) was the undisputed home of satellite communications. From television broadcasts to ...
A failed Soviet Venus probe is falling to Earth, and an astronomer will attempt to catch it on camera on May 9
The Virtual Telescope Project aims to observe the anticipated reentry of the former Soviet Union's Cosmos 482 spacecraft as ...
The Manila Times3d
Arabsat selects Telesat Lightspeed Low Earth Orbit (LEO) services for its multi-orbit connectivity portfolio
Building on the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in 2024, this agreement establishes the negotiated framework for ...
Tech Xplore on MSN20h
Establishing electromagnetic wave measurement standards to ensure the performance of Korea's Starlink
The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science has established standards that can reliably verify the performance of ...