constellation
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Europe's most powerful rocket Ariane 6 successfully released 32 satellites into orbit Thursday for Amazon's internet constellation, which is bidding to rival Elon Musk's giant Starlink.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
It was the second Ariane 6 launch carrying 32 satellites for Amazon Leo, the internet constellation of the giant US company founded by American billionaire Jeff Bezos.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
Chang Guang operates China’s largest constellation of remote-sensing satellites, known as Jilin-1, with more than 150 satellites.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Named after the constellation of Lyra where they appear to originate from, the shower peaks on 22 April.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
All those recently hatched massive blue- white super-giant stars in Orion are destined in the next few million years to become supernovae, a continuing cosmic fireworks in the constellation of the hunter.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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