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List of USA satellites. This is a list of satellites and spacecraft which have been given USA designations by the United States Air Force. These designations have been applied to most United States military satellites since 1984, and replaced the earlier OPS designation. As of June 2022, USA designations have been assigned to 331 space satellites.
Maiden launch. 22 February 2018. ( 2018-02-22) Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by SpaceX [ 5][ 6] providing satellite Internet access to most of the Earth. [ 7][ 8] Starshield is a classified derivative of Starlink designed to be operated for and can host payloads for military or government purposes.
The United States Space Surveillance Network (SSN) detects, tracks, catalogs and identifies artificial objects orbiting Earth, e.g. active/inactive satellites, spent rocket bodies, or fragmentation debris. The system is the responsibility of United States Space Command and operated by the United States Space Force and its functions are:
“The satellites can appear as a string of pearls or a ‘train’ of bright lights moving across the night sky,” according to Space.com. “Starlink satellites are easier to see a day or two ...
No local sonic booms should occur with the upcoming Starlink 6-24 mission, which will deploy another batch of the company's internet-beaming satellites into low-Earth orbit.
After the event, 38 satellites reentered the atmosphere by February 12 while the remaining 11 were able to raise their orbits and avoid loss due to the storm. [ 374 ] [ 375 ] In March 2023 SpaceX submitted an application to add V-band payload to the second generation satellites rather than fly phase 2 V-band satellites as originally planned and ...
February 1 US: Explorer 1: Juno I: Success: The first American satellite in space. [1] 13.91 kg (30.66 lb) February 5 US: Vanguard 1B: Vanguard TV-3BU: Failure: Control failure caused vehicle breakup at T+57 seconds as vehicle exceeded an angle of attack of 45° due to a control system malfunction. [1] 1.36 kg (2.99 lb) March 5 US: Explorer 2 ...
Satellite flare. Top: a simulated animation of a typical Iridium flare. Bottom: Both images show a flare of an Iridium satellite. Comet Holmes can be seen in the right image, slightly above the tree branch. Satellite flare, also known as satellite glint, is a satellite pass visible to the naked eye as a brief, bright "flare".