• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to secondary sidebar
  • NEWS:
  • SatNews
  • SatMagazine
  • MilSatMagazine
  • SmallSat News
  • |     EVENTS:
  • SmallSat Symposium
  • Satellite Innovation
  • MilSat Symposium

SatNews

  • HOME
  • Magazines
  • Events
  • SmallSat Europe Insights
  • Industry Calendar
    • IN PERSON
    • VIRTUAL
  • Subscribe

De-Orbiting

Forrester’s Digest: Starlink de-orbits 472 satellites

July 7, 2025

Starlink has well over 8,000 satellites in orbit, but they have an orbital life of around five years. The first batch of 60 operational craft were launched in May 2019. […]

Filed Under: De-Orbit, De-Orbiting, Forrester, Forrester, Chris, Forrester's Digest, News, SpaceX, Starlink

General Atomics OTB satellite completes scheduled five-year mission

March 18, 2025

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has stated that their Orbital Test Bed satellite (OTB) that was launched in June of 2019 has successfully completed its five-year mission—the OTB spacecraft will […]

Filed Under: De-Orbit, De-Orbiting, Deep Space Atomic Clock (DSAC-JPL), GA-EMS, News, Orbital Test Bed Satellite (GA-EMS)

Rivada Space Networks partners with OKAPI

May 18, 2023

Rivada Space Networks and OKAPI:Orbits have extended their partnership, which will secure the responsible use of space-based technologies. OKAPI:Orbits is providing satellite mission-analysis tools, including analysis and implementation of Collision […]

Filed Under: Business Moves, Constellation, Contract Expansion, De-Orbiting, LEO, Mission Analysis Tools, News, Partnerships, SmallSat, Software-as-a-Service, Space Collision Avoidance

EUMETSAT’s Meteosat-8, the world’s longest-serving meteorological satellite in geostationary orbit, moves to “graveyard orbit”

October 17, 2022

The world’s longest-serving meteorological satellite in geostationary orbit, EUMETSAT’s Meteosat-8, has been moved to the “graveyard orbit” after 20 years of life-saving service. Launched on August 28, 2002, Meteosat-8 was […]

Filed Under: De-Orbit, De-Orbiting, Disposal, EUMETSAT, Meteorological, Weather

Launching From France By 2026 Will Be Dark’s Inaugural Rocket

March 17, 2022

Propelled by their first $5 million fundraising round, the French space company Dark is developing the firm’s capabilities at lightning speed. In the short few months since inception, Dark has […]

Filed Under: De-Orbiting, Launch, Launch Vehicle, Rocket, Satellite servicing, Testing Tagged With: Featured

Primary Sidebar

Most Read Stories

  • In celebration of Juneteenth
  • Wishing Everyone a Happy July 4th … Independence Day, U.S.A.
  • Eutelsat's efforts to obtain funding to save OneWeb
  • Forrester's Digest: Starlink active in Iran
  • Startical launches the firm's 2nd demo satellite — IOD-2

About Satnews

  • Contacts
  • History

Archives

  • July 2025
  • June 2025
  • May 2025
  • April 2025
  • March 2025
  • February 2025
  • January 2025
  • December 2024
  • November 2024
  • October 2024
  • September 2024
  • August 2024
  • July 2024
  • June 2024
  • May 2024
  • April 2024
  • March 2024
  • February 2024
  • January 2024
  • December 2023
  • November 2023
  • October 2023
  • September 2023
  • August 2023
  • July 2023
  • June 2023
  • May 2023
  • April 2023
  • March 2023
  • February 2023
  • January 2023
  • December 2022
  • November 2022
  • October 2022
  • September 2022
  • August 2022
  • July 2022
  • June 2022
  • May 2022
  • April 2022
  • March 2022
  • February 2022
  • January 2022
  • December 2021
  • November 2021
  • October 2021
  • September 2021
  • August 2021
  • July 2021
  • June 2021
  • May 2021
  • April 2021
  • March 2021
  • February 2021
  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • April 2020

Secondary Sidebar

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.
x
Sign up Now (For Free)
Access daily or weekly satellite news updates covering all aspects of the commercial and military satellite industry.
Invalid email address
Notify Me Regarding ( At least one ):
We value your privacy and will not sell or share your email or other information with any other company. You may also unsubscribe at anytime.

Click Here to see our full privacy policy.
Thanks for subscribing!