For decades, the military has relied on large, multi-ton satellites for global communications from geostationary orbit (GEO), a prime location 35,000 kilometers above Earth that provides unique ...
Speaking at the AFCEA Space Industry Days, program leaders framed RG-XX as a test case for the Space Force’s push toward a “commercial first” acquisition strategy. The program is widely viewed as the ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Fifty years ago, on Oct. 24, 1975, meteorology took a monumental leap forward when GOES-1 (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite), the world’s first geostationary ...
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 ...
Aviation's climate impact is partly due to contrails - condensation that a plane streaks across the sky when it flies through icy and humid layers of the atmosphere. Contrails trap heat that radiates ...
DARMSTADT, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Europe has taken a major step forward in strengthening its resilience to extreme weather events with the successful launch of the Meteosat Third Generation Sounder ...
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, ...