SpaceX made multiple changes in the wake of a January Starship failure, only to suffer a second straight vehicle breakup Thursday.

From their orbital altitude of 69 statute miles, Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and William Anders were able to describe the surface of the moon in detail. "The back side [of the moon] looks like a ...

According to preliminary data, the average altitude of the ISS is 420,91 kilometers MOSCOW, August 21. /TASS/. The orbital altitude of the International Space Station (ISS) has been adjusted for ...

Australian company Gilmour Space has announced the launch window for its first-ever orbital launch attempt ... to a 310-mile-altitude (500 kilometers) sun-synchronous orbit.

Once in orbit, the altitude determines just how stable that orbit is, with atmospheric drag being one of the prime factors in orbital decay. For debris in fairly low orbits close to the Karman ...

Testing orbital space and satellite propulsion systems in a vacuum Space propulsion systems up to 600 newtons Apogee thrusters up to 400 newtons The P1.0 test stand can be divided into three areas.

assuming a roughly uniform global distribution (though actual placement depends on orbital planes and inclination). Orbit at 350 km: Satellites per Urban Location The V3 satellites will operate at a ...

but a malfunction of some sort triggered multiple upper stage engine shutdowns and the vehicle failed to reach its planned sub-orbital altitude, breaking apart in a spectacular shower of debris.