Starlink will lower the orbits of roughly 4,400 satellites this year as a safety measure, according to engineering VP, Michael Nicolls. In a post on X, Nicolls wrote that the company is "beginning a ...
An image of Starlink-35956, a satellite that suffered an in-orbit anomaly Dec. 17, confirming the spacecraft was largely intact despite generating hundreds of pieces of debris. Credit: Vantor ...
China’s first launches of 2026 send Yaogan spacecraft into unusual orbit, loft Guowang satellites  China conducted a pair of ...
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The proliferated architecture satellites are built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman. All of them have reached orbit aboard ...
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, ...
As SpaceX, the operator of Starlink, announced plans to move 4,400 Starlink satellites to lower orbits following China’s claim that “Starlink satellites pose a threat to space safety and security,” ...
TEHRAN, Iran — Russia on Sunday sent three Iranian communications satellites into orbit, the second such launch since July, Iranian state television reported. The report said that a Russian rocket ...
What just happened? There have been plenty of reports in recent times about near-misses of low Earth orbit satellites – most of them belonging to Starlink. In 2026, Elon Musk's company hopes to reduce ...
The year 2025 ended with more than 14,000 active satellites from all nations zooming around the Earth. One-third of them will soon move to lower altitudes. The maneuvers will be undertaken by SpaceX, ...
Images captured by Vantor show a SpaceX Starlink satellite that suffered an on-orbit failure in December 2025. Credit: Vantor SpaceX plans to adjust the orbital parameters of more than 4,000 ...