JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Fifty years ago, on Oct. 24, 1975, meteorology took a monumental leap forward when GOES-1 (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite), the world’s first geostationary ...

Interest in the moon has been high—just in the past two years there have been 12 attempts to send missions to the moon, nearly half of which private companies undertook. With so much activity, it's ...

DARMSTADT, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--After more than two weeks of complex manoeuvring, precise positioning and meticulous checks, EUMETSAT assumed control of the Meteosat Third Generation Sounder 1 ...

Two remote-controlled Chinese satellites appear to have docked in high orbit to allow refueling and servicing for the first time. The achievement, which has yet to be matched by the U.S, involved ...

Liftoff of the "Commercial GTO-1" mission occurred at 1:04 a.m. EDT on Sunday morning (July 13). When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Europe has reached a major milestone with the successful launch of Meteosat Third Generation Sounder 1 (MTG-S1) - a move welcomed by the entire WMO community. MTG-S1, which also hosts the European ...

South Africa is shooting for space and is looking to launch its own geostationary satellite in the next five to seven years, which could be a huge boost for the country. This is part of a multibillion ...

Chinese scientists, in collaboration with several international research institutions, have led the construction of a high-precision surface solar radiation monitoring system on a near-global scale.

The ESA and Telesat are claiming a world-first for a direct 5G connection to a non-geostationary space craft. Specifically, connecting from the ground to a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite using 5G Non ...

One of the most crucial elements of a forecast is sky conditions. Whether it's sunny, partly cloudy, or storming. Typically, we use radar to detect rain, but when it is not raining, how do we observe ...

The US Space Force (USSF) intends to contract manoeuvrable satellites in geostationary Earth orbit (GEO) from commercial companies, Colonel Rich Kniseley, senior materiel leader of the service's ...

The Space Force plans to create a contracting mechanism for buying capabilities from companies operating satellites in geostationary orbit. (Viasat) The Space Force is planning to partner with ...