The modern small GEO satellite. This “small” definition can, and has, been interpreted creatively in the past, though geostationary satellites weighing under a ton are a reasonable benchmark ...

By demonstrating an on-orbit refueling capability, the Chinese are extending the reach and longevity of their dangerous co-orbital satellites. Private space trackers have detected a bizarre movement ...

The basics — GEO satellites have been in orbit for more than 50 years, with the first ones launched in the 1960s. These high-orbit satellites travel at the same angular velocity as the Earth ...

Between July 2 and July 6, China’s Shijian-21 and Shijian-25 satellites “appeared visually merged in optical sensor data”, US situational awareness software provider COMSPOC explained in a social ...

A drawback of GEO is that satellites in this orbit work 22,236 miles (35,786 km) above the surface, which is reasonably far away. That’s one-tenth the distance to the Moon, ...

The payload Russia's military chose to launch on the Angara A5 is unusual. The rocket deployed its primary passenger, Kosmos ...

Dublin, April 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Geostationary Orbit (GEO) Satellite IoT - Global Strategic Business Report" has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.The global market ...

Extending the life of GEO satellites with on-orbit servicing is potentially a very lucrative industry, as it would mean that companies can get a lot more usable life, and revenue, out of their ...

OneWeb plans to build a 650-satellite constellation to provide global Internet access. Credit: OneWeb Ltd. WASHINGTON — A proposed wave of low Earth orbit communications satellite constellations ...

Intelsat has lost one of its geostationary satellites after it seemingly broke up in orbit. Over the weekend, the satellite firm announced a service outage on the Intelsat 33e satellite, affecting ...