A satellite that’s been dead for 50 years ended up thousands of miles away from where it should be. Instead of spending the ...
Space has once again puzzled scientists with an unexpected event: a defunct satellite from over 50 years ago, Skynet-1A, has ...
The adjustment involved altering the Orbiter’s OM-87 maneuver, which was initially intended to increase its perilune, or the ...
The British expected gravity to pull Skynet-1A out over the Indian Ocean. However, the satellite traveled in the opposite ...
The satellite company NanoAvionics released images online showing the damage to its MP42 satellite, launched in 2022 and ...
This threat not only endangers the operational lifespan of satellite payloads but also raises insurance and risk management costs. Companies and agencies are forced to invest in collision-avoidance ...
Skynet-1A, launched in 1969, was expected to drift harmlessly but has defied expectations, raising space concerns.
Britain's first satellite is out of its place. Launched in 1969, Skynet-1A was supposed to drift over the Indian Ocean. It is ...
Space exploration has long been a driver of innovation and a symbol of national prestige, and Taiwan is positioning itself as ...
"Whether this impact was from a micrometeoroid or a piece of space debris, the collision highlights the need for responsible space operations in orbit and makes us reflect on satellite resilience ...
Researchers at Penn State University suggest that Earth’s only satellite may have come from a “binary-exchange capture” ...