A Long March 3B lifts off from Xichang on Aug. 12, 2023, carrying the Ludi Tance-4 (01) satellite into GTO. Credit: Ourspace HELSINKI — China launched what is thought to be the world’s first ...

Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) artist rendering. Credit: U.S. Air Force Credit: Air Force. WASHINGTON — A geosynchronous surveillance satellite operated by the U.S. Space ...

Scientists have demonstrated a capability long sought by physicists: transmitting extremely precise time signals through the air between far-flung locations at powers that are compatible with future ...

Enhanced maneuverability enabling precise adjustments within geosynchronous orbit to meet mission demands. Affordable small satellite GEO solutions with shorter lead times compared to traditional ...

Geosynchronous Synthetic Aperture Radar (GEO SAR) systems represent a promising frontier in Earth observation technology, offering continuous monitoring of specified regions with exceptionally short ...

Small geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO) satellites have been an increasingly discussed design trend in the industry, boasting the same regionalized scope as traditional GEO models at a price point ...

Satellites in geosynchronous orbit are far away, at 22,000 miles, they are usually big and costly, and they usually perform important duties. So, when billion-dollar communications or weather ...

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Two Chinese satellites have rendezvoused with one another more than 20,000 miles above the Earth in what analysts believe is the first high-altitude attempt at orbital refueling. China’s Shijian-21 ...

Last year, scientists drove up Mauna Loa volcano on Hawai’i, aimed a laser at a reflector positioned on Haleakala peak on Maui, and beamed rapid pulses of laser light through 150 kilometers of ...