The satellite covers a distance of 3 km per second, and the first part of the flight lasts 3 minutes and 42 seconds.
The trail of lights seen above Beersheba on Monday was not caused by rockets from Gaza or missiles from Iran or Yemen as some residents feared, but rather satellites from Elon Musk's Starlink.
Looting and military reuse identified as key drivers of archaeological damage.
Twin satellites fly 150 meters apart with millimeter precision, allowing detailed observation of the Sun's corona during long-lasting artificial eclipses.
Ramon.Space won a contract from Eutelsat OneWeb to supply advanced digital communication systems for the satellite constellation.
Using a new radar technique, Biomass can 'see' through clouds and tree canopies down to the forest floor, where most biomass—and therefore carbon—is concentrated.
To catch up with the competition, Bezos plans to rapidly deploy the rest of the Kuiper constellation in the coming months and years.
The satellite is believed to serve as both a radar tool for intelligence gathering and a platform for radiation testing.
Scientists urge tech solutions to curb falling satellites' impact—causing storms, crop risks, ozone damage, and higher disease risk.
Musk's SpaceX leads $13.5 billion Space Force contract race with $5.9B in awarded missions.