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  2. Satellite imagery - Wikipedia

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    The first images from space were taken on the sub-orbital V-2 rocket flight launched by the US on October 24, 1946. Satellite image of Fortaleza.. Satellite images (also Earth observation imagery, spaceborne photography, or simply satellite photo) are images of Earth collected by imaging satellites operated by governments and businesses around the world.

  3. SpaceX Starlink rocket launch tonight: Where to watch in ...

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    A late-night rocket launch is potentially scheduled to lift off Tuesday night − and depending on weather and visibility, there could be quite a show in the sky above the Treasure Coast.. SpaceX ...

  4. LignoSat - Wikipedia

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    The LignoSat 1 is a CubeSat and measures 10 centimetres (3.9 in) on each side, [5] and weighs 900 grams (32 oz) [3]. The satellite was launched to space on November 5, 2024 by SpaceX's Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket inside the uncrewed Cargo Dragon from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida to the International Space Station' LC-39A.

  5. Taifa-1 - Wikipedia

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    The Taifa-1 satellite also capitalized as TAIFA-1 satellite, is a Kenyan earth observation 3U CubeSat, and was launched on 14 April 2023 into space together in a joint collaboration with Exolaunch aboard a SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, USA. [1]

  6. SpaceX's Starlink satellites have a lot of scientists worried ...

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    SpaceX did not respond to a request for comment. Satellites burning up in the atmosphere. Studies have found that rocket launches, such as those that put satellites into space, emit pollutants ...

  7. Why scientists lost track of a satellite in overcrowded space ...

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    Lost — and found — in space. After liftoff, a larger satellite, called KH-9 Hexagon, shot the 26-inch-wide spacecraft into a low-earth orbit so it would continuously circumnavigate the globe ...

  8. List of Earth observation satellites - Wikipedia

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    True color image of the Earth from space. This image is a composite image collected over 16 days by the MODIS sensor on NASA’s Terra satellite. NASA Earth science satellite fleet as of September 2020, planned through 2023. Earth observation satellite missions developed by the ESA as of 2019.

  9. SpaceX launch tonight: Everything to know about the Starlink ...

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    The Space Force's 45th Weather Squadron pegs the odds of "go" conditions at 95% for the possible launch. "Overall launch weather conditions look very favorable for a launch attempt this weekend.