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GSSAP artist rendering. Credit: U.S. Air Force

U.S. deactivates GSSAP surveillance satellite, two new ones in the works

A geosynchronous surveillance satellite operated by the U.S. Space Force reached the end of its lifespan and was recently taken out of service.

by Sandra Erwin August 15, 2023August 15, 2023

Space Command: U.S. satellites ‘constrained’ by lack of mobility

by Sandra Erwin January 24, 2023February 1, 2023

China looked at putting a monitoring satellite in retrograde geostationary orbit via the moon

by Andrew Jones October 20, 2022February 22, 2023

Civil

An In-Orbit Game of Cat and Mouse: Close approaches prompt calls for communications and norms

by Debra Werner June 16, 2022January 23, 2023