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  2. List of Earth observation satellites - Wikipedia

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    Part of the Polar Operational Environmental Satellites (POES) program. NOAA-20: Active NASA and NOAA: 2017 Part of the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) program. Oceansat-2: Active ISRO: 2009 OCO-2: Active NASA 2014 Orbiting Carbon Observatory 2. Part of the A-Train. The second precise carbon dioxide observing satellite after GOSAT. PACE ...

  3. List of GPS satellites - Wikipedia

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    Samples of three GPS satellites' orbits over a five-year period (2013 to 2018) USA-242 · USA-239 · USA-151 · Earth As of 19 December 2024, 83 Global Positioning System navigation satellites have been built: 30 are launched and operational, 1 is launched and undergoing the commissioning process, 3 are in reserve or testing, 43 are retired, 2 were lost during launch, and 1 prototype was never ...

  4. List of first satellites by country - Wikipedia

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    Jersey's first four satellites were launched together. Jersey is a Crown Dependency of the British sovereign France Qatar: Eutelsat 25B / Es'hail 1: Eutelsat Es'hailSat: SS/Loral: Ariane 5ECA: Kourou: 29 August 2013: Qatar's first satellite flew as a joint project with the French corporation Eutelsat Qatar: Es'hail 1: Es'hailSat: SS/Loral ...

  5. List of satellites in geosynchronous orbit - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of satellites in geosynchronous orbit (GSO). These satellites are commonly used for communication purposes, such as radio and television networks, back-haul, and direct broadcast. Traditional global navigation systems do not use geosynchronous satellites, but some SBAS navigation satellites do.

  6. Elon Musk now controls two thirds of all active satellites

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    Elon Musk now controls nearly two thirds of all active satellites orbiting Earth following the ... Starlink currently operates in 102 countries and has more than three million customers paying a ...

  7. Category:Satellites by country - Wikipedia

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    Earth observation satellites by country (16 C, 1 P) Reconnaissance satellites by country (10 C) Weather satellites by country (6 C) +

  8. Category:Earth observation satellites by country - Wikipedia

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    Earth observation satellites of the United States (5 C, 45 P) Pages in category "Earth observation satellites by country" This category contains only the following page.

  9. The sun is more active than experts predicted. It could mean ...

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    The sun is growing more active than scientists predicted. About every 11 years, the sun's magnetic fields flip, increasing solar activity. That activity can disrupt radio communications and GPS ...