R2C2 will first be used to control experimental satellites, such as those flown under the Space Test Program, as well as ...

A NASA satellite that’s been orbiting as space junk since 1967, Relay 2, emitted an unexpected, powerful radio burst that ...

As space junk increases, more operators are choosing to launch without any insurance at all. To compensate, companies are ...

Muon Space plans for the constellation to be able to scan every point on Earth every 20 minutes, with more wildfire prone ...

How many Starlink satellites are in orbit. As of May 2025, there are over 7,600 satellites in Starlink’s constellation. The number is constantly changing as Starlink launches more and more.

But in the past 15 years, the number of satellites in orbit has increased tenfold. The amount of space debris has grown accordingly. That means more close approaches and a soaring risk of collisions.

In the next five years, the number of satellites in orbit is projected to grow from roughly 12,000 today to between nearly 60,000 and 100,000. By 2035, ...

New Russian Satellite Appears to Be Stalking U.S. Satellite in Orbit The latest incident raises concern that Russia is developing anti-satellite weapons. By Passant Rabie Published June 4, 2025 ...

The satellite, which weighed 14,600 pounds (6,600 kilograms) and was roughly the size of a limo, was designed and manufactured by Boeing and launched into orbit in 2016.

Here in the future, though, there are many more satellites in orbit and a few are specifically meant for ham radio operators. And, like the ’50s, ...

Climate Change Is Shrinking Space For Satellites To Orbit. Jennifer Gray. Fri, March 14, 2025 at 10:30 AM UTC. 2 min read.

SpaceX has just launched 20 of its Starlink satellites up into Earth's orbit, enabling direct-to-cellphone connectivity anywhere on the planet. That completes the constellation's first orbital ...