SpaceX recently confirmed that one of its Starlink satellites orbiting the planet has exploded, effectively rendering the spacecraft useless and is currently tumbling down for its re-entry. Over the ...

Astrolight CEO Laurynas Mačiulis explains how laser satellite communication could ease spectrum congestion, increase data capacity, and raise new engineering and policy questions for space ...

SpaceX may have launched 10,000 Starlink satellites into orbit, but now it's got big competition. As in literally, physically big. Texas-based AST SpaceMobile has just launched the largest satellite ...

Precise orbit determination (POD) is vital for satellite navigation, positioning, and timing services, especially as large Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellations grow in scale. A new method integrates ...

Jan 1 (Reuters) - Starlink will begin a reconfiguration of its satellite constellation by lowering all of its satellites orbiting at around 550 km (342 miles) to 480 km over the course of 2026, ...

SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet continues to grow, but as it does, it’s been bringing lots of unexpected side effects with it. According to astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell from the ...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the 15,000-pound EchoStar XXV TV satellite to orbit from Florida's Space Coast just after midnight on Tuesday (March 10).

HELSINKI — China conducted an orbital launch Monday with no apparent advance indication, successfully sending the Shiyan-31 remote sensing test satellite into orbit. A Long March 2D rocket lifted off ...

China is looking to take over Earth’s orbit with a staggering number of satellites, all of which serve an unknown purpose. The Institute of Radio Spectrum Utilization and Technological Innovation in ...