satellite
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Garbo and his collaborators plan to continue following the aftermath with satellite imagery, aerial observations and tracking data.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
These transits involve vessels whose exact route cannot be confirmed due to insufficient data stemming from disabled transponders, jammed signals or missing satellite imagery.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
But satellite imagery just captures points in time and isn’t great for tracking the chokepoint itself, as it misses the bulk of the movements at night, she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Despite its heady valuation, SpaceX is the dominant player in both reusable commercial rockets and global satellite internet.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
The Space Age began when the Soviet Union launched the world’s first artificial satellite, Sputnik I, in 1957.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
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It will also launch the next generation of SpaceX’s Starlink satellites.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
One possibility the team is especially interested in is using the technology aboard satellites, where minimizing size, weight and power consumption is particularly important.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
In addition to the missile-tracking contract, SpaceX was also chosen to provide military data satellites and rocket launches for the Golden Dome program.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
A ground-control system for GPS satellites called Next Generation Operational Control System was billed the “best-value GPS control system for the future.”
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
I wiggled the dam thing around so that it was aimed upward at the sky, although I had no idea exactly where the satellites were orbiting.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
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The Launch of Sputnik 1
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