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

First thought to have originated from a distant cosmic object, the short and intense signal was actually coming from much ...

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

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

In 2022, a Chinese satellite successfully grabbed hold of a defunct one by matching its speed before towing it into graveyard orbit. In 2024, a Japanese company, Astroscale, ...

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.