satellite

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The company recently petitioned the FCC for permission to launch a prototype satellite made with a mirror 60 feet wide that could launch as soon as this summer.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Beginning with signals intelligence, and satellite and electronic surveillance of activity in the strait, such a mission would likely include maritime patrol aircraft and drones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Truist Securities’ William Stein thinks that some chip companies stand to benefit from the satellite rush, which could power everything from fast imaging to remote internet access.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

However, some people have managed to connect using satellite internet systems such as Starlink and other methods, though it comes at a high cost.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Vanguard was the United States’s International Geophysical Year satellite program, and von Braun, since he worked for the Army, was somehow too tainted by that association to make the first American try for orbit.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam