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China’s Starlink-rival satellite megaconstellations could litter orbit for 100+ years
Of course, China isn’t the only nation lifting megaconstellations to orbit. Elon Musk and SpaceX have also faced criticism ...
FengYun-3 satellites improve global diurnal land surface temperature tracking
A recent study published in the ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing highlights how China's FengYun-3 (FY-3) meteorological satellites have improved global tracking of land surface ...
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China’s megaconstellation launches could litter orbit for more than a century, analysts warn
China’s construction of a pair of communications megaconstellations could cloud low Earth orbit with large spent rocket ...