Space Force Eyes Space Tugs, On-Orbit Refueling by 2030 | KeepTrack Space Brief
Space Force commits to operational space tugs and on-orbit refueling by 2030. New capabilities will complicate conjunction analysis for GEO and MEO satellite tracking.
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A collection of thoughts, ideas, and resources.
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Sun-Synchronous Orbit
The clever trick that lets a satellite pass over the same spot on Earth at the same local time every day, giving remote sensing missions the one thing cameras love most: consistent lighting.
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· x reportStarship V3 Full Static Fire Clears Path to Flight 12 | KeepTrack X Report
SpaceX completes first full-duration Starship V3 upper stage static fire, targeting Flight 12 in May as Starlink surpasses 10,242 working satellites.
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Space Force Eyes 30,000 Satellites by 2040 | KeepTrack Space Brief
Space Force projects 30,000-satellite orbital architecture by 2040 amid combat integration revelations. Gen. Saltzman confirms space operations were critical in Iran conflict.
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Your Phone Already Talks to Space
SpaceX quietly built the world's largest 4G network without a single cell tower. Over 650 satellites now connect standard smartphones directly from orbit, and most people carrying compatible phones don't know the service exists.
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Hohmann Transfer Orbit
The cheapest way to get from one orbit to another, invented on paper in 1925 by a man who never built a rocket.