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Spanish Communications Satellite Damaged During Maneuvering – It Was Launched Last Fall
05 Jan 2026 21:03 GMT
… 9 rocket into a supersynchronous orbit with an apogee of … occurred during the satellite’s transition to geostationary orbit.
According to … with the SpainSat NG II satellite. October 2025. Photo credits: … SpainSat NG I and II satellites, developed by Airbus, …
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New Spanish communications satellite suffers ‘space particle’ impact
03 Jan 2026 22:25 GMT
… — A Spanish military communications satellite launched in October was struck … 6,100-kilogram satellite was placed into a supersynchronous transfer orbit with an … Replacing a large geostationary communications satellite, particularly one carrying a specialized …
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Four-satellite Astranis launch signals shift toward scaled GEO deployments
29 Dec 2024 17:49 GMT
… , Florida, placing them in super-synchronous geostationary transfer orbit a little over half … Philippines.
Astranis describes the fourth satellite, UtilitySat, as a multi-mission … replacement for Pacific Dataport, another satellite for Orbits Corp, and one for …
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Cryostage Outperforms: LVM Mark III M04 Enters Supersynchronous Earth Orbit, a Promising Start to Lunar Mission
15 Jul 2023 10:06 GMT
… Synchronous Orbit:
The entry into a supersynchronous Earth orbit presents several … mission. Unlike traditional geostationary orbits, a supersynchronous orbit offers a higher altitude … successful entry into a supersynchronous orbit is a significant milestone, …
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Amazing Views From ESA’s New MeteoSat Weather Satellite
26 May 2023 16:20 GMT
… to a super-synchronous graveyard orbit. The second generation includes four satellites in GEO … system with two imaging satellites (plus on-orbit spares) will repeat its … , you can actually see satellites in geostationary orbit at certain special times …
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Story Enabling & Support Types of orbits 30/03/2020 1004585 views 2645 likes Read
24 Apr 2023 09:06 GMT
… s objectives.
Geostationary orbit
Geostationary orbit (GEO)
Satellites in geostationary orbit (GEO) fly … as it travels.
In transfer orbits, satellites or spacecraft use their engines … we refer to a ‘Supersynchronous’ transfer orbit, which is much more …
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ISRO Moves GSAT-12 Communication Satellite to Graveyard Orbit
22 Apr 2023 03:25 GMT
… the twenty-third Geosynchronous Earth Orbital (GEO) satellite to undergo PMD before … Expected To Launch 424 Foreign Satellites Into Orbit on April 22.
Hence … March 19, the satellite reached a super-synchronous circular orbit of nearly 400 km …
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ISRO moves GSAT-12 satellite to graveyard orbit
22 Apr 2023 02:04 GMT
… twenty-third Geosynchronous Earth Orbital (GEO) satellite to undergo PMD … , ISRO said.
The satellite carrying 12 extended C … 19, the satellite reached a super-synchronous circular orbit of nearly 400 … with U R Rao Satellite Centre, SATCOM Programme Office …
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Space Force Officially Deactivates Lockheed-Built Military Communications Satellite
16 Dec 2022 05:36 GMT
… Lockheed Martin-built Defense Satellite Communications Systems III satellite B7 spent nearly … as part of a geosynchronous orbit military satellite constellation to provide high … B7 will remain in the supersynchronous orbit “until new methods are developed …
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SpaceX launches a pair of Intelsat satellites on expendable Falcon 9
14 Nov 2022 19:19 GMT
… Technologies-built satellites to a supersynchronous transfer orbit, rather than an orbit with an … launched together. Foreliger said a supersynchronous orbit was needed to “achieve a …