Because the satellites operate in a low-Earth orbit below 372 miles in altitude, atmospheric drag should deorbit a satellite ...

The project has lagged behind SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network ... Protoflight mission will allow us to collect data on the deorbit process as we gradually lower satellites from their ...

and air during a Starlink satellite deorbit and atmospheric reentry. The answers provided confirm that the first generation of Starlink satellites, fewer than 75, will include iron thrusters and ...

This initiative marks the continuation of a series of integrations aimed at equipping Gran Systems' planned mass-manufactured pre-launch satellite platforms with advanced deorbit capabilities.

Under existing practices, to avoid the possibility of long-term defunct space junk, satellites in large megaconstellations ...

The 270-kilogram Optimus craft was a “trailblazing satellite to clean up space junk”, and could refuel, repair and deorbit old satellites from a critically crowded cosmos, according to Austrade.

Kepler’s system changes reflect compliance with updated FCC rules, including the requirement for a satellite to deorbit within a 5-year period. Under the consolidated filing, the first tranche ...

This initiative marks the continuation of a series of integrations aimed at equipping Gran Systems' planned mass-manufactured pre-launch satellite platforms with advanced deorbit capabilities. This ...