Posts with Tag: Satellites
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Posted on 22nd Nov 2024
We recently heard that a Russian satellite called Luch-2 ("Luch" meaning ray in Russian) had a close approach with another satellite while in geostationary orbit. Geostationary orbits are inhabited by our navigation, communication, and meteorological satellites. The suspicion? That Luch-2 was ea...
Being almost the holidays, this might be a good time to talk about space tourism. Let’s…
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