The Space Issue

All the Things Satellites Can Now See From Space

They’re getting smaller, cheaper, and easier to launch. Here’s what they’re capturing.

By Andre Tartar, Jeff Kearns, Eric Roston, Jeremy Kahn, Shannon Sims, Karlis Salna and Aaron Clark

July 26, 2018 at 5:00 AM EDT

Corrected

July 26, 2018 at 6:14 PM EDT

Satellites are orbiting in record numbers. These are just some of the companies, government agencies, and NGOs putting them to use.

● Monitoring high-risk urban development