POES satellites orbit the earth 14 times each day at an altitude of approximately 520 miles (870 km). As each orbit is made the satellite can view a 1,600 mile (2,700 km) wide area of the earth.

The ongoing surge of greenhouse gas emissions in the near-Earth environment could cause dramatic declines in the number of satellites orbiting the planet by the end of the century, a new study has ...

Climate Change, Already Causing Problems on Earth, Could Soon Create a Mess for Orbiting Satellites Climate change ... to clean up our debris. There’s no other way to remove debris,” said ...