satellites

Reflect Orbital could be months away from launching mirrored satellites into orbit to harvest sun energy at night, in winter, or in bad weather.

TOKYO — The Federal Communications Commission has given its approval for a satellite that will test the ability to reflect sunlight into nighttime regions, a project sharply criticized by astronomers and environmentalists. The FCC on July 9 formally authorized the launch of Eärendil-1, a satellite developed by Reflect Orbital that will deploy a thin-film reflector […]

SpaceX has applied for approval to operate a 100,000-member megaconstellation of next-gen Starlink satellites in Earth orbit. And each of the new spacecraft will weigh about 4,400 pounds.

Amazon prepares to launch 36 broadband satellites on Ariane 6, setting a new record for its growing low Earth orbit constellation.

The California startup Vast, which is best known for its space station plans, announced today (May 19) that it's launching a new line of high-power satellites.

Commercial satellites can now watch much of Earth in near-real time. Militaries are learning new ways to fool them

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Spaceflight Now reports, "SpaceX sent a Falcon 9 rocket soaring from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station during a pre-dawn liftoff on Wednesday with a batch of Starlink internet... The post SpaceX Launches 29 Starlink Satellites on Falcon 9 Rocket from Cape Canaveral appeared first on AIAA - Shaping the future of aerospace .

CNBC reports, "The Federal Communications Commission said Tuesday it approved Amazon’s request to deploy 4,500 satellites... The post FCC Clears Amazon to Launch 4,500 Additional LEO Satellites appeared first on AIAA - Shaping the future of aerospace .

The largest-ever communications satellite of its kind took a major step toward operation Tuesday: operator AST SpaceMobile announced the record-breaking spacecraft, whimsically called BlueBird 6, has successfully unfolded its humongous antenna. Spanning some 2,400 square feet (223 square meters), it is the largest commercial communications array antenna ever deployed in low-Earth orbit. AST Space…

Iran launched three homegrown satellites with Russian help, signaling growing cooperation between the two nations in space exploration.

Russia has launched the Obzor-R No. 1 radar satellite aboard a Soyuz-2.1a rocket from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, enhancing its Earth observation and surveillance capabilities in Sun-synchronous orbit.

DiskSat's design offers "a power-to-weight ratio unmatched by traditional aluminum satellites."

"If we build these platforms well, we get to ask new questions about what's possible in orbit."

SpaceX is set to launch its 10,000th Starlink satellite, bringing global connectivity closer than ever before—here’s what it means for the future of internet access.

A second batch of satellites has been sent into low Earth orbit for Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband network, marking another… Read More

"A satellite is always coming over an area within a given reasonable amount of time."

The Spanish-based company Sateliot launched its first cell phone service satellite on SpaceX’s Transporter-7 launch mission. This satellite is the first of five in a satellite constellation that will provide cell phone services in areas like mountain ranges that are difficult for cell phone towers to service. Apple and T-Mobile use existing communications satellites to … Continue reading "Satelio…