Two remote-controlled Chinese satellites appear to have docked in high orbit to allow refueling and servicing for the first time. The achievement, which has yet to be matched by the U.S, involved ...
Illustration of congestion in geostationary orbit. Credit: ESA/ID&Sense/ONiRiXEL; CC BY-SA 3.0 WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab’s newly acquired subsidiary Geost has secured an expansion of a U.S. Space Force ...
HELSINKI — China launched the ChinaSat-9C communications satellite Friday to replace an aging, foreign-built predecessor and boost domestic broadcasting capabilities. A Long March 3B lifted off at ...
SpaceX launched a mystery satellite to geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) from Florida's Space Coast early Sunday morning (July 13). A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force ...
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Geostationary Gamble: China’s Shijian-25 Aims to Refuel a Decommissioned Satellite in Orbit
China is currently conducting a very important test in space: it is trying to refuel a satellite while it is still orbiting Earth. This kind of operation is called orbital refueling, and it could help ...
4iG Space and Defence Technologies and France-based Eutelsat have signed a Geostationary Orbit and Frequency Licence Agreement securing the orbital position and associated frequency rights for HUGEO, ...
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