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As of May 2025, there are around 11,700 active satellites in orbit around Earth, ranging from military spy satellites and scientific probes to rapidly growing private satellite networks.
The "first of its kind" satellite will map the Earth's surface in incredible detail. Mission officials say it will help us ...
Despite owning more than half of the satellites currently in low Earth orbit, SpaceX is complaining about AST SpaceMobile’s ...
A formidable new radar satellite jointly developed by the United States and India launched Wednesday, designed to track ...
It’s unclear how long OTV-8 will last, but if past missions are any indication, the unpiloted plane will remain above the ...
NASA and India’s ISRO have launched a cutting-edge Earth-observing satellite called NISAR, equipped with the most advanced ...
The satellite called NISAR — short for NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar — will operate from a near-polar-circling orbit 464 ...
"We believe that continuing such activities will further expand our horizon in the field of planetary science." ...
NISAR, an Earth-monitoring satellite equipped with dual radar systems, will monitor changes to Earth’s surface and assist ...
Carrying an advanced radar system that will produce a dynamic, three-dimensional view of Earth in unprecedented detail, the ...
The payload Russia's military chose to launch on the Angara A5 is unusual. The rocket deployed its primary passenger, Kosmos ...
The biggest contributor to this trend is SpaceX's Starlink constellation, which currently has around 7,500 active satellites in orbit — more than 60% of the total number of operational orbiting ...