Satellites in Space

A collection of satellite images showcasing spacecraft in orbit, featuring solar panels and Earth reflections, with a dark, cosmic backdrop.

Satellite with earth reflected

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Northrop Grumman's Cygnus space freighter is positioned away from the International Space Station in the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic arm prior to its release ending a four-month stay attached to the orbitng lab's Unity module.

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Satellite with earth reflected

Satellite, computer artwork.

. SWOT Orbiting Earth (Illustration). This illustration depicts the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite with solar arrays fully deployed. Measuring 48.8 feet (14.9 meters) in length with an area of 335 square feet (31 square meters), the two arrays will remain pointed at the Sun via small motors to provide 8 kilowatts of power; the spacecraft has a 1.5-kilowatt total power demand. The scientific heart of the SWOT satellite is the Ka-band Radar Interferometer (KaRIn) instrument, which will measure the height of water in Earth's lakes, rivers, reservoirs, and ocean. To do that, KaRIn will transmit radar pulses to Earth's surface and use two antennas - seen to the left and right of the spacecraft bus - to triangulate the return signals that bounce back. Mounted at the ends of a boom 33 feet (10 meters) long, the antennas will collect data over two swaths of Earth's surface at a time, each of them 30 miles (50 kilometers) wide and located on either side of the satellite. Ka

A view of the deployed GT-1 CubeSat. The Georgia Institute of Technology-1 (GT-1) is a 1.14 kg 1-Unit (1U) CubeSat, developed by the Georgia Institute of Technology, with experimental deployable solar panels and a deployable UHF radio antenna. The GT-1 mission demonstrates a rapid cradle-to-grave” development lifecycle of a university level CubeSat. GT-1 is deployed as a part of the JEM Small Satellite Orbital Deployer-20 (J-SSOD-20) CubeSat deployment mission, and is launched to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the SpaceX-24 Dragon Cargo Vehicle.

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This is an artist's concept of the completely operational International Space Station being approached by an X-33 Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV). The X-33 program was designed to pave the way to a full-scale, commercially developed RLV as the flagship technology demonstrator for technologies that would lower the cost of access to space. It is unpiloted, taking off vertically like a rocket, reaching an altitude of up to 60 miles and speeds between Mach 13 and 15, and landing horizontally like an airplane. The X-33 program was cancelled in 2001.

Parker Solar Probe approaching to Sun

Satellite above the Earth pointed toward the rising sun, 3D render

Comunication Satellite In Outer Space

Telecom / Satellite working

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This is an artist's conception of the CST-100 under development by The Boeing Co. of Houston for NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP). In 2011, NASA selected Boeing during Commercial Crew Development Round 2 (CCDev2) activities to mature the design and development of a crew transportation system with the overall goal of accelerating a United States-led capability to the International Space Station. The goal of CCP is to drive down the cost of space travel as well as open up space to more people than ever before by balancing industrys own innovative capabilities with NASA's 50 years of human spaceflight experience. Six other aerospace companies also are maturing launch vehicle and spacecraft designs under CCDev2, including Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK), Blue Origin, Excalibur Almaz Inc., Sierra Nevada Corp., Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), and United Launch Alliance (ULA).

International space station vector image

iss059e103862 (6/17/2019) --- Photo documentation taken of the JEM Small Satellite Orbital Deployer #11 (J-SSOD #11) micro-satellite deployment mission. SpooQy-1 is a 3-Unit (3U) CubeSat deployed during the J-SSOD #11 mission. SpooQy-1 was developed by the National University of Singapore (NUS).

Artist's concept of NASA's CloudSat spacecraft, which will provide the first global survey of cloud properties to better understand their effects on both weather and climate.

Green planet earth with solar energy batteries installed on it

iss053e130267 (Oct. 24, 2017) --- The Kestrel Eye IIM (KE2M) CubeSat is pictured shortly after it was deployed from the tip of the Dextre attached to the Mobile Servicing System. The KE2M is carrying an optical imaging system payload that is being used to validate the concept of using microsatellites in low-Earth orbit to support critical operations.

Satellite, computer artwork.

CAPSTONE is expected to be the first CubeSat to fly in cislunar space - the orbital space near and around the Moon. The mission will demonstrate an innovative spacecraft-to-spacecraft navigation solution at the Moon from a near rectilinear halo orbit slated for Artemis Gateway.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - An artists conception of the autonomous Demonstration for Autonomous Rendezvous (DART) spacecraft as it approaches the Multiple Paths, Beyond-Line-of-Site Communications (MUBLCOM) satellite. NASA is testing the DART as a docking system for next generation vehicles to guide spacecraft carrying cargo or equipment to the International Space Station, or retrieving or servicing satellites in orbit. Before the new system can be implemented on piloted spacecraft, it has to be tested in space. The computer-guided DART is equipped with an Advanced Video Guidance Sensor and a Global Positioning System that can receive signals from other spacecraft to allow DART to move within 330 feet of the target. DART is scheduled to launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California no earlier than Oct. 18. It will be released from a Pegasus XL launch vehicle carried aloft by an Orbital Sciences Corporation aircraft. The fourth stage of the Pegasus rocket will remain attach

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Virtual background of CAPSTONE spacecraft optimized for desktop use (16 9). The CAPSTONE mission will demonstrate an innovative spacecraft-to-spacecraft navigation solution at the Moon from a near rectilinear halo orbit slated for Artemis Gateway.

Psyche: SpaceX Falcon 9 Heavy Vertical at LC 39A. NASAs Psyche spacecraft stands tall atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket at Kennedy Space Centers historic Launch Complex 39A in Florida on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. Liftoff of the mission to the asteroid Psyche is targeted for 10:16 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 12. The spacecraft also is hosting a technology demonstration, NASAs Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC), which will be the first test of laser communications beyond the Moon. NASAs Launch Services Program, based at Kennedy, is responsible for the insight and approval of the launch vehicle and manages the launch service for the Psyche mission.

CAPSTONE is expected to be the first CubeSat to fly in cislunar space - the orbital space near and around the Moon. The mission will demonstrate an innovative spacecraft-to-spacecraft navigation solution at the Moon from a near rectilinear halo orbit slated for Artemis Gateway.

This image reveals more detail on the Deep Space Vehicle (DSV) and the Extended Stay Module (ESM).

Satellite. Icon. The object is isolated on a white background. Vector illustration

Blue satellite vector illustration on white background

Satellite hovers in space satellite hovers in space

Space shuttle in space, computer illustration.

Artificial Satellites Orbiting the Planet Earth with Wireless Technology Global 5G Internet Network Communication and Astronaut in Flat Background Illustration

NASA sign at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

iss059e104863 (6/17/2019) --- Photo documentation taken of the JEM Small Satellite Orbital Deployer #11 (J-SSOD #11) micro-satellite deployment mission. SpooQy-1 is a 3-Unit (3U) CubeSat deployed during the J-SSOD #11 mission. SpooQy-1 was developed by the National University of Singapore (NUS).

Virtual background of CAPSTONE spacecraft optimized for desktop use (16 9). The CAPSTONE mission will demonstrate an innovative spacecraft-to-spacecraft navigation solution at the Moon from a near rectilinear halo orbit slated for Artemis Gateway.

Futuristic spaceship powered by a photo drive, computer artwork.

Satellite communications cartoon icon on a white background. Satellite communications cartoon icon

Sci-fi space rover vector illustration on white background

world satellite cartoon. globe global, satellite future, worldwide technology world satellite sign. isolated symbol vector illustration. world satellite cartoon vector illustration

This is an artist's concept of the X-34 reusable technology testbed vehicle that was designed to demonstrate technologies that were essential to lowering the cost of access to space. Powered by a LOX and RP-1 liquid Fastrac engine that was designed and built by the Marshall Space Flight Center, the X-34 was capable of speeds up to Mach 8 and altitudes of 250,000-feet. The X-34 program was cancelled in 2001.

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satellite station astronaut icon

A ethernet connected globe. 3D rendered Illustration.

Shown here at Utah State University's Space Dynamics Laboratory in Logan, Utah, in November, 2023, the six satellites that make up NASA's Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment (SunRISE) mission are each only about the size of a cereal box, flanked by small solar panels. Once in space, the six SmallSats fly about 6 miles (10 kilometers) apart and each deploy four radio antennas that extend 10 feet (2.5 meters). Using a technique called interferometry, the six satellites will effectively act like one big radio receiver and detect solar radio bursts, or eruptions of radio waves in the outer atmosphere of the Sun. In the places where these radio bursts arise, scientists also see eruptions of accelerated particles, which can damage spacecraft electronics, including on communications satellites in Earth orbit, and pose a health threat to astronauts. Keeping track of solar radio bursts and pinpointing their location could help warn humans of approaching accelerated particles.

Orion-drive spacecraft in standard configuration for space flight.

Spaceship cabin. Futuristic interface of spacecraft with user dashboard panels controlling systems garish vector cartoon background. Spaceship cabin interior, station futuristic illustration. Spaceship cabin. Futuristic interface of spacecraft with user dashboard panels controlling systems garish vector cartoon background

Artificial Satellites Orbiting the Planet Earth with Wireless Technology Global 5G Internet Network Satellite Communication in Flat Background Illustration

Machinery placing PV cells on conveyor belts, top down shot, 3D render

Set of infographic elements about satellite data entry.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This is an artist's conception of the Liberty Launch Vehicle under development by Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK) of Promontory, Utah, for NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP). In 2011, NASA and ATK entered into an unfunded Space Act Agreement during Commercial Crew Development Round 2 (CCDev2) activities to mature the design and development of a crew transportation system with the overall goal of accelerating a United States-led capability to the International Space Station. The goal of CCP is to drive down the cost of space travel as well as open up space to more people than ever before by balancing industrys own innovative capabilities with NASA's 50 years of human spaceflight experience. Six other aerospace companies also are maturing launch vehicle and spacecraft designs under CCDev2, including Blue Origin, The Boeing Co., Excalibur Almaz Inc., Sierra Nevada Corp., Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), and United Launch Alliance (ULA).

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Satellite in flat style isolated on white background. Space Station Vector Icon

Wideband Global SATCOM SatellitePrimary function: High-capacity military communica- tions satellite. Weight: Approximately 13,000 lbs. at launch, 7,600 lbs in orbit. Orbit: 22,300 miles.

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Military Drone With Rockets On Mountain Landscape

Marisan module. Spaceship, base, and living quarters. Cosmonaut colony and dome. Radar and dome. Flat cartoon. Space flight and colonization. Future and science. Marisan module. Spaceship, base

Bitcoin Rocket Ship. Cryptocurrency Blockchain Crypto Concept. 3D rendering. Bitcoin Rocket Ship. Cryptocurrency Blockchain Crypto Concept.

Cloud computing, conceptual computer artwork.

Artificial Satellites Orbiting the Planet Earth with Wireless Technology Global 5G Internet Network Communication and Astronaut in Flat Background Illustration

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With its spin parachute tail stinger extending aft, Boeing's sub-scale X-48B BWB technology demonstrator showed off its clean semi-triangular shape.

Security cameras monitor the earth.

This photograph is an artist's cutaway view of the X-37 flight demonstrator showing its components. The X-37 experimental launch vehicle is roughly 27.5 feet (8.3 meters) long and 15 feet (4.5 meters) in wingspan. Its experiment bay is 7 feet (2.1 meters) long and 4 feet (1.2 meters) in diameter. Designed to operate in both the orbital and reentry phases of flight, the X-37 will increase both safety and reliability, while reducing launch costs from $10,000 per pound to $1000 per pound. The X-37 can be carried into orbit by the Space Shuttle or be launched by an expendable rocket. Managed by Marshall Space Flight Center and built by the Boeing Company, the X-37 is scheduled to fly two orbital missions in 2002/2003 to test the reusable launch vehicle technologies.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, preparations are under way to reattach the vent line to the ground umbilical carrier plate (GUCP) on space shuttle Discovery's external fuel tank. A hydrogen gas leak at that location during tanking for Discovery's STS-133 mission to the International Space Station caused the launch attempt to be scrubbed Nov. 5. The GUCP is the overboard vent to the pad and the flame stack where the excess hydrogen is burned off. Discovery's next launch attempt is no earlier than Nov. 30 at 4:02 a.m. EST.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This is an artist's conception of the Human Spacecraft being considered for NASA's Commercial Crew Program CCP. In 2011, NASA and Excalibur Almaz Inc. of Houston entered into an unfunded Space Act Agreement during Commercial Crew Development Round 2 CCDev2) activities to mature the design and development of a crew transportation system with the overall goal of accelerating a United States-led capability to the International Space Station. The goal of CCP is to drive down the cost of space travel as well as open up space to more people than ever before by balancing industrys own innovative capabilities with NASA's 50 years of human spaceflight experience. Six other aerospace companies also are maturing launch vehicle and spacecraft designs under CCDev2, including Alliant Techsystems Inc. ATK, Blue Origin, The Boeing Co., Sierra Nevada Corp., Space Exploration Technologies SpaceX, and United Launch Alliance ULA.

Illustration of two-stage rocket flight cycle

KEPLER table top model (in studio). The Kepler Mission due for launch in March 2009 will look for earth like planets around distant stars.

Military drone, computer artwork.

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Isometric composition with orbital space station and ship 3d vector illustration

Space Launch Interface Rockets, Sky-fi HUD. Head Up Display. Template UI, Virtual Reality - Illustration Vector. Space Launch Interface Rockets, Sky-fi HUD. Head Up Display. Template UI, Virtual Reality

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Reporter and news space

This artist's concept depicts the X-34 Demonstrator sitting on a runway. Part of the Pathfinder Program, the X-34 was a reusable technology testbed vehicle that was designed and built by the Marshall Space Flight Center to demonstrate technologies that were essential to lowering the cost of access to space. Powered by a LOX and RP-1 liquid Fastrac engine, the X-34 would be capable of speeds up to Mach 8 and altitudes of 250,000-feet. The X-34 program was cancelled in 2001.

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STS072-S-001 (May 1995) --- The crew patch of STS-72 depicts the space shuttle Endeavour and some of the payloads on the flight. The Japanese satellite, Space Flyer Unit (SFU) is shown in a free-flying configuration with the solar array panels deployed. The inner gold border of the patch represents the SFU's distinct octagonal shape. Endeavour will rendezvous with and retrieve SFU at an altitude of approximately 250 nautical miles. The Office of Aeronautics and Space Technology's (OAST) flyer satellite is shown just after release from the Remote Manipulator System (RMS). The OAST satellite will be deployed at an altitude of 165 nautical miles to fly free for two days gathering scientific data. The payload bay contains equipment for the secondary payloads - the Shuttle Laser Altimeter (SLA) and the Shuttle Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet Instrument (SSBUI). There are two spacewalks planned to test hardware for assembly of the International Space Station. The stars represent the hometowns

jsc2019e062139 910/16/2019) --- Preflight view of the iSIM IOD flight unit. The iSIM, integrated Standard Imager for Microsatellites developed by SATLANTIS is a new generation High-Resolution optical payload binocular telescope for Earth observation, the design combines class leading performance, via the utilization of cutting-edge technologies, significantly reduced build times and a new level of affordability. This combination approach will provide industries and governments with the ability to acquire and access unparalleled high-resolution data.Image courtesy of: SATLANTIS

jsc2019e062140 (10/16/2019) --- Preflight Side view of the iSIM-IOD flight unit. The iSIM, integrated Standard Imager for Microsatellites developed by SATLANTIS is a new generation High-Resolution optical payload binocular telescope for Earth observation, the design combines class leading performance, via the utilization of cutting-edge technologies, significantly reduced build times and a new level of affordability. This combination approach will provide industries and governments with the ability to acquire and access unparalleled high-resolution data.Image courtesy of: SATLANTIS

Launch Vehicles:Launch vehicles are the rocket-powered systems that provide transportation from the Earths surface into the environment of space. Kennedy Space Centers heritage includes launching robotic and satellite missions into space primarily using Atlas, Delta and Titan launch vehicles. Other launch vehicles include the Pegasus and Athena. The Launch Services Program continues this mission today directing launches from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Kodiak, Alaska and Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands.Poster designed by Kennedy Space Center Graphics Department/Greg Lee.

STS124-S-001 (October 2007) --- The STS-124/1J patch depicts the space shuttle Discovery docked with the International Space Station (ISS). STS-124/1J is dedicated to delivering and installing the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) known as Kibo (Hope) to the ISS. The significance of the mission and the Japanese contribution to the ISS is recognized by the Japanese flag depicted on the JEM Pressurized Module (JPM) and the word Kibo written in Japanese at the bottom of the patch. The view of the sun shining down upon Earth represents the increased "hope" that the entire world will benefit from the JEM's scientific discoveries. The JPM will be the largest habitable module on the ISS and is equipped with its own airlock and robotic arm for external experiments. In addition to delivering and installing the JPM, the STS-124 crew will relocate the JEM Logistics Pressurized (JLP) module to its permanent home on the zenith side of the JPM. During three planned spacewalks, the crew will perform e

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VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The tip-top of a United Launch Alliance Delta II first stage is visible as it is lifted at NASA's Space Launch Complex-2 on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The rocket will carry NASA's National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System Preparatory Project (NPP) satellite into space.NPP will be positioned 512 miles above the Earth's surface and will orbit about 16 times each day to observe nearly the entire globe. The NPP mission for NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is to measure Earth's atmospheric and sea surface temperatures, humidity sounding, land and ocean biological activity, and cloud and aerosol properties.

STS071-S-001 (April 1995) --- The STS-71 crew patch design depicts the orbiter Atlantis in the process of the first international docking mission of the space shuttle Atlantis with the Russian Mir Space Station. The names of the 10 astronauts and cosmonauts who will fly aboard the orbiter as shown along the outer border of the patch. The rising sun symbolizes the dawn of a new era of cooperation between the two countries. The vehicles Atlantis and Mir are shown in separate circles converging at the center of the emblem symbolizing the merger of the space programs of the two space faring nations. The flags of the United States and Russia emphasize the equal partnership of the mission. The joint program symbol at the lower center of the patch acknowledges the extensive contributions made by the Mission Control Centers (MCC) of both countries. The crew insignia was designed by aviation and space artist, Bob McCall, who also designed the crew patch for the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP)

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The PICOSat payload banner is displayed by the Athena 1 launch vehicle at Kodiak Island, Alaska, as preparations to launch Kodiak Star proceed. The first launch to take place from Alaska's Kodiak Launch Complex, Kodiak Star is scheduled to lift off on a Lockheed Martin Athena I launch vehicle on Sept. 17 during a two-hour window that extends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. ADT. The payloads aboard include the Starshine 3, sponsored by NASA, and the PICOSat, PCSat and Sapphire, sponsored by the Department of Defense (DoD) Space Test Program

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