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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Research: New gel fuel could make rocket and satellite propulsion easier to control

55 years ago today, Prospero became the first and only satellite launched into orbit by a British rocket

Satellite and drone data could give cotton growers an early yield forecast

SpaceX turns a profit after a string of losses as its satellite and computer leasing businesses soar

Satellite reveals a world of ‘weird rivers’ shaped by humans

A Satellite Falling Out of Orbit Embarks on Its Final Mission

Advancing conflict research and response through satellite-derived data

Inside Kourou: how a satellite is readied to watch Europe's skies and prevent natural disasters | Euronews

Satellite sees Greenland's most significant floating ice loss in over a decade | Space photo of the day for Aug. 24, 2026

NASA launched this spacecraft to save a space telescope. Now, it needs saving too

Satellite spots a 'hummingbird' in Antarctica | Space photo of the day for July 23, 2026

The First Confirmed Exo-satellite Challenges Our Definitions of Planets and Moons

Commercial Spaceflight Just Entered the Nuclear Age | The satellite's maker, City Labs, believes this demonstration mission will be a key step toward putting nuclear power on the Moon.

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