Incredible new satellite images show the world's largest iceberg on a potential collision course with South Georgia Island.
Rocket Lab delayed the launch of the IOT 4 You and Me mission in order to ensure 'it's safe to merge onto the space highway.' ...
So much junk is filling Earth's orbit that collision avoidance has become a busy business. "We're talking about the dead satellites, the rocket bodies, the fairings, the wrenches, the gloves ...
Measuring roughly 1,350 square miles (3,500 square kilometers) across, A23a is the world's largest and oldest iceberg ...
Incredible new satellite images show the world's largest iceberg on a potential collision course with South Georgia Island. On Jan. 22, NOAA’s GOES East satellite captured imagery of A23a slowly ...
Another important aspect of satellite operations in LEO is collision avoidance. With thousands of satellites expected to be launched in the coming years, ensuring safe distances between them is ...
Nine in 10 useful satellites are located in an area called low Earth orbit — as is most of the junk. Objects in this zone move at about 17,000 miles per hour, making it hard to avoid collision.
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Satellite imagery captured recovery efforts underway on the Potomac River on Thursday, January 30, following the deadly airplane and helicopter collision near Reagan National Airport on Wednesday ...