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China launches 6 classified experimental satellites with Long March 6A
19 Apr 2025 14:45 GMT
… sent six experimental Shiyan series satellites into orbit late Friday Eastern, using … 834 by 990 km orbit.
Many Shiyan satellites operate in low Earth … and 02. Shiyan-10 satellites, meanwhile, entered Molniya orbits.
The 50-meter-long …
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China launches TJS-17, expanding classified geostationary satellite series
11 Apr 2025 05:34 GMT
… subset of classified, experimental satellites bound for geosynchronous orbit.
A Long March … now has 16 main TJS satellites in orbit, with no apparent TJS … ), in a highly elliptical, Molniya-like orbit, and TJS-3, launched in …
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Detecting satellite orbit anomalies requires human intelligence
06 Sep 2024 18:59 GMT
… most of the time. Molniya orbits hang over high latitudes more … cannot perceive anomalous satellite operations without intelligence. Some satellite maneuvers are … operates and manages virtually all satellites. When we anticipate unannounced maneuvers …
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Space Force Payload Launches Aboard Allied Satellite in Historic First
12 Aug 2024 22:21 GMT
… Norway ASBM mission to Molniya transfer orbit https:/… still on orbit, hosted by two classified satellites, according to … have the satellites and their payloads on orbit by early … of two Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission satellites carrying payloads for …
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SpaceX launches Space Norway Arctic Satellite Broadband mission on a foggy California evening
12 Aug 2024 02:42 GMT
… Space Norway Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) to Molniya transfer orbit from Space … Northrop Grumman-built satellites into a highly elliptical orbit that lingers over … the Arctic region. The satellites carry …
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SpaceX launches two satellites for Arctic broadband mission
12 Aug 2024 02:19 GMT
… state-owned enterprise that provides satellite communication services and infrastructure for … high-latitude areas.
Each ASBM satellite carries multiple payloads, including …
Both satellites were to be inserted into a Molniya highly elliptical transfer orbit …
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SpaceX is finally ready for Space Norway’s Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission
11 Aug 2024 07:30 GMT
… Space Norway Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) to Molniya transfer orbit from Space … Northrop Grumman-built satellites into a highly elliptical orbit that lingers over … the Arctic region. The satellites carry …
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Russia plans to launch over 100 satellites into space this year
10 Jul 2024 16:03 GMT
… planned to be put into orbit this year, according to data … the world’s first satellite, Sputnik 1, into orbit in 1957, which … of hundreds of other satellite launches. The Molniya series satellites were launched in …
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New connectivity options driven by low Earth orbit satellites
13 Dec 2022 01:38 GMT
… of the century, an in-orbit satellite would have cost more than … .
Molniya is a highly elliptical orbit, which increases the time that the satellite … be pointed at the satellite.
Different orbits and orbital altitudes offer different features …
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Orbital Composites and Virtus Solis team up for space-based solar power mission
02 Feb 2024 01:48 GMT
Advanced manufacturing startup Orbital Composites is teaming up … energy transmission, but also Orbital’s robotic in-space assembly … solar tiles in medium Earth orbit, which would then be … orbit called a Molniya orbit, which would keep at least one satellite …