communications satellite
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In 2009, an Iridium Communications satellite hit a nonfunctional Russian communications satellite, generating around 1,800 pieces of debris at least 10 centimeters in size.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
The disaster comes weeks after the New Glenn rocket failed a mission to deliver a communications satellite into the correct orbit, prompting an investigation.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
The El Segundo satellite plant makes large satellites for commercial, government and military customers, including the O3b mPOWER communications satellite for SES, a Luxembourg telecommunications company.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2024
A communications satellite designed and built by embattled aerospace giant Boeing has broken up in orbit.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2024
SpaceX, meanwhile, was contracted to launch Turksat 6A, Turkey's first domestically produced communications satellite — although the launch date has been delayed and the project now appears uncertain.
From Salon ● May 16, 2023
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