While it is tricky to predict how many satellites will be launched and when, researchers have estimated a maximum number of spacecraft that can coexist within low-Earth orbit (LEO) — the region ...

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

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

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.

With 27 satellites now in orbit around the Earth, Amazon joins a growing number of companies working to put more than 1,000 satellites each into space to create their own mega constellation.

If all Starlink launches are excluded, Falcon 9 is still the leader with 26 percent of launches, 44 percent of satellites launched, and 46 percent of mass to orbit in 2024.

Space junk has filled up so much of Earth's orbit that it's endangering satellites and astronauts. The company Kayhan Space issues roughly 1,000 space-collision warnings per day.

A partnership with the nonprofit Earth Fire Alliance and satellite manufacturer Muon Space is giving Google a better shot at ...

ULA launched two prototype Kuiper satellites into orbit for months of testing in October 2023, but this mission — known as Kuiper Atlas 1, or KA-01 — marked Amazon’s first full-scale launch ...

Satellites launched into this kind of orbit may have additional thrusters onboard, which are fired to subtly shift their arc. This is all with the intent of matching the speed of the Earth's ...