Satellite

A satellite telephone, satellite phone or satphone is a type of mobile phone that connects to other phones or the telephone network by radio link through satellites orbiting the Earth instead of terrestrial cell sites, as cellphones do.

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Satellite sees snowy Greenland peaks from space | Space photo of the day for Jan. 14, 2026

Satellite sees 40-year-old iceberg melt, turn blue | Space photo of the day for January 12, 2025

India closer to becoming 2nd nation to re-fuel on-orbit satellite.

AST SpaceMobile Launches Its Most Powerful Direct-to-Cell Satellite

Combining satellite and regional numerical weather prediction effectively enhances the ability to forecast solar radiation - EurekAlert!

Rethinking How We End A Satellite's Mission

New LEO constellation design boosts satellite-based computing for 6G networks - EurekAlert!

Satellite watches volcano spew ash over Middle East | Space photo of the day for Dec. 16, 2025

See the metal guts of a satellite in this wild X-ray view | Space photo of the day for Dec. 4, 2025

Could satellite-beaming planes and airships make SpaceX's Starlink obsolete?

Satellite sees Antarctic ice shrink to 3rd-lowest max ever | Space photo of the day for Nov. 24, 2025

Orbiting satellite uses AI to reorient itself in 'major step towards full autonomy in space'

Satellite captures destructive power of Hurricane Melissa | Space photo of the day for Nov. 17, 2025

Star and satellite streaks in a green night sky | Space photo of the day for Nov. 12, 2025

Satellite–terrestrial integrated networks: a comprehensive review on key technologies and applications - EurekAlert!

Vantor captures NISAR satellite in full bloom

Moog Breaks Ground on New Propulsion Clean Room to Support Satellite and Missile Growth

The US military just moved a satellite to inspect a UK spacecraft 22,000 miles above Earth

Earth Has Another Quasi-Satellite: The Asteroid Arjuna 2025 PN7

Earth Has Picked Up a New 'Quasi-Satellite' – But It Won't Be Here Long