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China applies to put 200,000 satellites in space after calling Starlink a crash risk
Chinese firms have filed plans with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to launch over 200,000 internet satellites. These filings come shortly after China criticized SpaceX's Starlink for ...
SpaceX will move more than 4,400 satellites to a lower orbit after China cited safety risk
SpaceX plans to lower the orbits of more than 4,400 Starlink internet satellites throughout 2026. This decision follows a statement from an unnamed Chinese official who expressed safety and security c...
Space Development Agency awards $3.5 billion in contracts for missile-tracking satellites
The Space Development Agency has awarded contracts worth $3.5 billion to four companies: L3Harris, Lockheed Martin, Rocket Lab, and Northrop Grumman. The contracts are for the construction of 72 satel...
India’s PSLV launch fails during ascent, 16 satellites lost
India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) experienced a failure during its recent launch attempt, resulting in the loss of a primary Earth observation satellite and an additional fifteen smaller s...