Satellites that retire are deorbited into a graveyard orbit within 25 years of their missions ending. This is the case with ...

While US officials are worried about Russian anti-satellite weapons, or ASATs, the behavior of Russia's Nivelir satellites is puzzling. It's clear that Russia is deliberately launching these ...

China may have just become the first country to attempt satellite-to-satellite refuelling in geosynchronous orbit ...

China's Shijian-21 and Shijian-25 satellites had been moving toward each other in geosynchronous orbit, around 22,236 miles ...

By demonstrating an on-orbit refueling capability, the Chinese are extending the reach and longevity of their dangerous ...

The higher outermost reaches of Earth’s influence are referred to as a “graveyard” orbit that can hold objects for millions of years.

Earth’s orbit is filling up with junk. Greenhouse gases are making the problem worse. At any given moment, more than 10,000 satellites are whizzing around the planet at roughly 17,000 miles per ...

Before it was undocked on April 9, 2025, MEV-1 pushed the re-decommissioned coms satellite back into a graveyard orbit where it won't pose a hazard to navigation.

The higher outermost reaches of Earth’s influence are referred to as a “graveyard” orbit that can hold objects for millions of years.

Earth’s orbit is filling up with junk. Greenhouse gases are making the problem worse. At any given moment, more than 10,000 satellites are whizzing around the planet at roughly 17,000 miles per ...

Earth’s orbit is filling up with junk. Greenhouse gases are making the problem worse. At any given moment, more than 10,000 satellites are whizzing around the planet at roughly 17,000 miles per ...

Earth’s orbit is filling up with junk. Greenhouse gases are making the problem worse. At any given moment, more than 10,000 satellites are whizzing around the planet at roughly 17,000 miles per ...