Artistic impression of European Data Relay Satellite (EDRS) system (not to scale). These satellites work in GEO and relay data to and from non-GEO satellites, spacecraft, and stations that aren’t ...

First, Russia has now joined the fray with the recent arrival of its own suspected inspector (or attack) satellite in GEO.

A geosynchronous orbit (sometimes abbreviated GSO) is an Earth-centered orbit with an orbital period that matches Earth's rotation on its axis, 23 hours, 56 minutes, and 4 seconds (one sidereal day).

On July 7, 2024, NOAA's GOES-U executed its final engine burn, placing the satellite in geostationary orbit 22,236 miles above Earth's equator. Upon reaching this milestone, GOES-U was renamed GOES-19 ...

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 ...

The moon is a popular target for ham radio operators to bounce signals since it’s fairly large and follows a predictable path. There are some downsides, though; it’s not always visible from the same ...

A startup space company says it has successfully deployed and tested a kitchen-stove-sized satellite in geostationary orbit and begun delivering Internet service to Alaska. Earlier this month, the ...

One of the most crucial elements of a forecast is sky conditions. Whether it's sunny, partly cloudy, or storming. Typically, we use radar to detect rain, but when it is not raining, how do we observe ...

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 ...