While US officials are worried about Russian anti-satellite weapons, or ASATs, the behavior of Russia's Nivelir satellites is puzzling. It's clear that Russia is deliberately launching these ...

Up until now, satellites have not even been designed with refueling in mind, because, well, it wasn't possible. That will change if China can prove otherwise.

SpinLaunch skips the traditional use of rocket fuel. Instead, it relies on a rotating arm, spinning inside a vacuum chamber, to fling satellites into low Earth orbit. (CREDIT: SpinLaunch) ...

Two BeiDou-3 satellites, once plagued by puzzling orbit errors, are now operating with newfound precision thanks to a breakthrough modeling strategy.

Space & Spaceflight New Russian Satellite Appears to Be Stalking U.S. Satellite in Orbit The latest incident raises concern that Russia is developing anti-satellite weapons.

Starship fumbled its 3rd flight in a row. It's another setback for Elon Musk.

Amazon is preparing to launch its debut batch of satellites into orbit as it seeks to establish its own internet service for customers worldwide.

The first satellite in a constellation designed specifically to locate wildfires early and precisely anywhere on the planet has now reached Earth's orbit, and it could forever change how we tackle ...

Greenhouse gas emissions will decrease the amount of satellites that can safely orbit Earth, according to a new study. NASA Currently, around 11,900 satellites are orbiting Earth, providing ...

Satellites are launched using rockets that fly above most of the atmosphere in a curved path around Earth. When the rocket gets to a specific distance from Earth, it will release the satellite.

A recently launched satellite is stuck in space after failing to fire its thrusters, preventing it from reaching its operational orbit. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) shared an ...

NASA Earth's orbit is so crowded with junk now that roughly 1,000 warnings about possible impending collisions go out to satellite operators each day, Berger said.