When a satellite dies, the laws of orbital mechanics dictate its eternal dance through space. Skynet-1A should have drifted steadily eastward after it stopped functioning. Instead, sometime in the mid ...

Satellite Internet of Things (IoT) requires the use of satellites as the access points for IoT devices for achieving global coverage of future IoT systems. It is expected to support burgeoning IoT ...

In fact, a fragment of a Starlink satellite landed on a Canadian farm in August 2024 during the last solar maximum. The researchers conclude that as megaconstellations expand, accurate tracking and ...