Tag: Satellite

Satellite Overcrowding Puts Low Earth Orbit on a Collision Countdown

The Editors - January 26, 2026

Scientists warn that low Earth orbit is becoming increasingly crowded, with thousands of satellites relying on constant, error-free maneuvering to avoid collisions, reports Margo...

NASA Demonstrates “Cellphone-Like” Roaming for Spacecraft Communications

Steve Schneider - December 30, 2025

NASA’s Polylingual Experimental Terminal (PExT) has successfully demonstrated that spacecraft can seamlessly “roam” between government and commercial communications networks, similar to how cellphones switch...

China Accelerates Satellite Launches, Alarming US Officials

Steve Schneider - October 9, 2025

China’s rapidly expanding space program is raising alarms among US Space Force leaders, who warn that Beijing is aggressively building capabilities to challenge US...

The Final Frontier Turns Hostile: Space Warfare Threats on the Rise

Steve Schneider - August 18, 2025

Russian-backed hackers hijacked a Ukrainian satellite during Victory Day, broadcasting Russian military parade footage instead of local programming, highlighting how modern warfare extends into...

Chinese are Building a ‘Hack Proof’ Quantum Communications Network

Steve Schneider - August 25, 2017

Chinese scientists have successfully sent the world’s first quantum key distribution (QKD) from the world’s first quantum satellite which was launched on August 16th,...

The NRO Launched a New American Top Secret Spy Satellite

Steve Schneider - March 8, 2017

The U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) successfully launched its top secret satellite, the NROL-79, aboard an Atlas V rocket. The exact purpose of the...

China’s Secret Satellite Killing Robot Nicknamed Roaming Dragon?

The Editors - July 8, 2016

Did China just launch a secret satellite killing robot or a space junk collector? Source: Business Insider A small spacecraft sent into orbit by the Long...

Ready for Launch: Final Piece to U.S. Navy’s Game Changing NEXGEN SATCOMM

The Editors - June 24, 2016

Source: Lockheed Martin The U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) are ready to launch the fifth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) secure communications satellite, MUOS-5,...

Global Positioning System (GPS)

The Editors - March 22, 2012

The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a U.S.-owned utility that provides users with positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) services. This system consists of three...

Space Based Infrared System Satellite (SBIRS)

Richard C. Young - May 5, 2011

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1HEzH_TsBc&feature=related CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla., May 7th, 2011 -- The first Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous (GEO-1) spacecraft, built by Lockheed Martin...