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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In a First For Science, a Satellite Has Identified What It's Seeing From Space

Space Force Ordered a Satellite Launch—and Had It in Orbit 17 Hours Later | Rocket Lab set a new record for launching a satellite on demand.

'It's quite a bit more than we expected': Satellite reveals immense scale of GPS signal tampering

Satellite-boosting spacecraft inside air-launched rocket | Space photo of the day for June 12, 2026

X-ray telescopes on a satellite can map the Moon’s surface chemistry in a few years - EurekAlert!

Starship V3 from space: Satellite snaps amazing photo of SpaceX megarocket on the pad

Earth photobombs a satellite deploying its giant reflector | Space photo of the day for May 14, 2026

Satellite snaps amazing 36th birthday pic of Hubble Space Telescope (photo)

Rocket Lab launches Japanese 'origami' satellite, 7 other spacecraft to orbit (photos)

A satellite just captured images of a tsunami being born. Here's why that's a big deal

‘This feels fragile’: how a satellite-smashing chain reaction could spiral out of control | Today, the space around Earth can no longer be considered empty. More than 30,000 objects are in orbit, and that figure is rising exponentially

Are We About to Permanently Scar the Night Sky With One Million AI Satellite and 50,000 Space Mirrors?

Students prepare to launch their first satellite into space as part of NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative

Satellite captures origins of 2025 Kamchatka tsunami - EurekAlert!

Rocket Lab launches private Japanese 'Strix' satellite

Satellite watches wall of dust roll through Texas | Space photo of the day for March 17, 2026

Satellite spies an erupting volcano | Space photo of the day for March 13, 2026

Satellite spies northern lights over Iceland and Canada | Space photo of the day for Feb. 23, 2026

The largest-ever satellite of its kind just unfurled its wings in low-Earth orbit

Russian 'inspector' satellite appears to break apart in orbit, raising debris concerns