Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE:ORB) has promoted Mr. Christopher Richmond to the position of Senior Vice President and the new head of the company’s commercial geosynchronous (GEO) satellite ...

In a breakthrough that could redefine the strategic race for the Moon, China has successfully executed a satellite-to-satellite refueling operation in geosynchronous orbit, according to reporting from ...

Rocketplane Kistler (RpK) and Orbital Sciences Corporation announced today that they have entered into a strategic relationship to support the NASA COTS program and other applications of RpK’s ...

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Japan's DRTS data relay test satellite is expected to arrive at its geosynchronous orbital slot by mid-month following its Sept. 10 launch, but without as much station-keeping fuel as expected. During ...

Two Chinese satellites have rendezvoused with one another more than 20,000 miles above the Earth in what analysts believe is the first high-altitude attempt at orbital refueling. China’s Shijian-21 ...

It's been decades since humanity first sent a satellite into orbit, and during all this time we kind of become experts at it. What we still haven't mastered yet is extending the life of these ...

Geosynchronous Synthetic Aperture Radar (GEO SAR) systems represent a promising frontier in Earth observation technology, offering continuous monitoring of specified regions with exceptionally short ...