Under the new GHOST-R effort, the Defense Innovation Unit hopes to have a high-resolution bird operating on orbit within 24 months.

A new Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) solicitation, published on Tuesday, Feb. 17, shows that ...

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The Pentagon plans to end procurements of very large geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO) infrared satellites that provide initial warning of ballistic missile launches anywhere on ...

A team led by Peng Zhou at Fudan University has built a radio-frequency communication system from atomically thin molybdenum ...

The Pentagon is testing a new way to acquire satellites. DIU would select vendors capable of developing and fielding a GEO reconnaissance system on commercial terms and timelines, demonstrating it ...

Enhanced maneuverability enabling precise adjustments within geosynchronous orbit to meet mission demands. Affordable small satellite GEO solutions with shorter lead times compared to traditional ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SpaceX is set to launch a Falcon 9 rocket carrying two Intelsat satellites on Saturday morning. The launch is scheduled for 11:06 ...

A geosynchronous orbit (sometimes abbreviated GSO) is an Earth-centered orbit with an orbital period that matches Earth's rotation on its axis, 23 hours, 56 minutes, and 4 seconds (one sidereal day).

An unknown number of satellites that are part of a new U.S. national security initiative to track objects from geosynchronous orbit (GEO) were deployed on Sept. 10 during one of the last Atlas V ...

Geosynchronous Synthetic Aperture Radar (GEO SAR) systems represent a promising frontier in Earth observation technology, offering continuous monitoring of specified regions with exceptionally short ...