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Satellite AR, by Analytical Graphics augmented reality view of the sky for currently visible satellites only. Includes modes for ISS and bright objects as well as modes which include the thousands of all known satellites. Satellite Passes, supports world map view, augmented reality view, satellite footprint, simulation mode and notifications.
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.
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 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.
“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 ...
Active since 2019; 5 years ago. ( 2019) Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by Starlink Services, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of American aerospace company SpaceX, [3] providing coverage to 80 countries. It also aims to provide global mobile broadband.
The Satellite Control Network maintains a number of tracking stations, which are used to track (primarily) US government agency & military satellites, as well as receive and process telemetry and send commands to these satellites. Said facilities are intended to support all Department of Defense satellites. Most tracking stations are operated ...
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".