satellites

The Countries That Are the Source of the Most Space Junk
In March, the International Space Station had to perform two maneuvers in the span of a week in order to avoid collisions with debris that is orbiting around Earth. There are half a million pieces of...
Josie Green
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This is the Nation With the Most Military Satellites, After The United States
Ukraine’s defense against the Russian invasion has been fairly remarkable, aided by satellite imagery from private companies. Ukraine requested at the beginning of the conflict, and began receiving...
Chris Lange
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Nearly All Satellites Are Owned by These 25 Companies and Agencies
The Soviet Union launched the first satellite, Sputnik, in 1957. Throughout the 1960s and during the Cold War, space was a testing ground for government-funded satellites sent by the Soviets and the...
John Harrington
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