A Long March 2D rocket lifts off from Xichang spaceport Sept. 17, 2023, carrying a group of Yaogan-39 remote sensing satellites. Credit: Ourspace By Stephen Clark, Published by Ars Technica, 1 August 2025 If it seems like there's a satellite launch almost every day, the numbers will back you up.
Russia's Pole-21E electronic countermeasures systems are designed to radiate energy in attempts to confuse cruise missiles, guided bombs, and other satellite-guided systems: Russian Ministry of Defense By Shaun Waterman, Published by Air and Space Forces, 29 July 2025 LAS VEGAS—The jamming of GPS signals around Ukraine has become so severe
An astronomical image marred by trails caused by satellites of SpaceX's Starlink megaconstellation. (Image credit: Victoria Girgis/Lowell Observatory) By Stefanie Waldek, Published by Space.com, 28 July 2025 A new survey analyzed the effect of Starlink satellite emissions on 76 million radio telescope images. There's no doubt that SpaceX's Starlink internet
By Evelyn Hart, Published by India Defence Review, 24 July 2025 A Chinese satellite has just shattered expectations, using a 2-watt laser from 36,000 km above Earth to achieve unprecedented speeds. This breakthrough could revolutionize satellite communication and leave Starlink in the dust. Chinese researchers have made an impressive leap
Conceptual image of AST Spacemobile's Bluewalker satellite. AST SpaceMobile By Passant Rabie, Published by Gizmodo, 23 July 2025 Despite owning more than half of the satellites currently in low Earth orbit, SpaceX is complaining about AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird constellation and how it’ll introduce added risks. In a letter sent to
An artist's illustration of SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites in orbit. (Image credit: SpaceX) By Victor Tangermann, Published by Futurism, 12 June 2025 Scientists are worried. Astronomers' attempts to peer into the earliest reaches of the universe could be threatened by thousands of SpaceX Starlink satellites leaking radio emissions that ruin
Starlink satellites have been forced to maneuver over 50,000 times to avoid potential orbital collision since the constellation's first satellite launch. (Image credit: Arda Kucukkaya/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Published by PC Magazine, 1 July 2025 The company deorbited about 2.6 satellites per day between December and May, causing them
Amazon's Project Kuiper lifted off at Cape Canaveral, Florida, on 6 October 2023, carrying the first two of a planned 3,236 satellites into space. Photograph: Terry Renna/AP By Laura M., Published by Union Rayo, 28 June 2025 Amazon has its own satellite project. Beyond dominating the internet, it now wants
