Satellite Categories and Constellations

A satellite is an artificial body placed in orbit around the earth or moon or another planet in order to collect information or for communication. Many different types of satellites exist and orbit the earth. Some orbit at low, medium, and high altitudes with different orbital periods and characteristics. Some satellites are very small and some are large as a bus.

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Satellites with category: 14417

CategoryCount
Amateur Radio305
Brightest187
Communication7751
Earth Weather738
Geo-sync660
Misc.12509
Navigation195
New799
Scientific132
Stations437
DirecTV Constellation10
ICEYE Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Constellation38
Intelsat Constellation41
Iridium Satellite Constellation166
OneWeb Constellation636
Planet Labs Flock Constellation492
Sentinel Constellation9
SpaceX Starlink Constellation6987



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