It has also been reported that several Earth-orbiting satellites may be in similar danger.
The technology can also be used for thrusters on Earth-orbiting satellites.
The system also has a secondary mission of detecting and tracking Earth-orbiting satellites.
Older kids can get up-to-the-minute information from Earth-orbiting satellites.
Kosmos 1, the first of a series of earth-orbiting satellites from the Soviet space program, was launched.
Originally created to solve problems involving Earth-orbiting satellites, it is now used in both the aerospace and defense communities for many other applications.
The system uses 24 Earth-orbiting satellites that transmit timed radio signals giving their locations.
At its furthest orbital point from earth, Chandra is one of the most distant earth-orbiting satellites.
In general, the term is used in the context of remote-sensing observations, often made from Earth-orbiting satellites.
Although our earth-orbiting satellites sometimes suffer from these explosions, we on the earth are largely protected by our magnetic field.