In a year already packed with aerospace milestones, one upcoming satellite launch could redraw the map of global ...

United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched a big and powerful telecom satellite to orbit on Thursday night (Nov. 13). ViaSat-3 F2, which weighs about 13,000 pounds (5,900 kilograms), lifted off atop an ...

Liftoff of the CMS-03 satellite occurred at 6:56 a.m. EST on Sunday (Nov. 2). India launched a huge and powerful communications satellite for its navy early Sunday morning (Nov. 2). The CMS-03 ...

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian rocket sent an Iranian communications satellite into orbit Friday, a launch that highlighted strong ties between the two countries. The Soyuz rocket lifted off as scheduled ...

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This paved the way for the communication satellites we rely on today for things like broadcasting and global networks.

For decades, geostationary orbit (GEO) was the undisputed home of satellite communications. From television broadcasts to internet backhaul and voice services, GEO satellites formed the backbone of ...

Russia is a waning space power, but President Vladimir Putin has made sure he still has a saber to rattle in orbit. This has become more evident in recent weeks, when we saw a pair of rocket launches ...

Daily life increasingly depends on systems of satellites orbiting Earth. As fleets proliferate, ever greater numbers of expired units will hurtle back toward the surface. Decommissioned satellites ...