February 2021
Satellites are key to unlocking a better-connected world
... service providers and governments throughout the region. The Kacific1 satellite features 56 high power subscriber spot beams, each with the capability to provide targeted capacity at high speeds. Kacific services enable access to high demand...
February 2021
Why flat panel antennas remain a challenge
... of the boresight changes. Testing is further complicated by the fact that these antennas often offer operations of multi-beam, multi-band and multi-orbit. In order to improve testing of FPAs, the industry needs to establish reliable and...
April 2021
Norway’s pioneering use of microsatellites
... of vessel position and identity. By means of a four-module 56 x 63 cm antenna capable of capturing radar signals through a 10 degree wide beam, the NRD will cover an ellipse shaped area approximately 1400 km long and 450 km wide. Thanks to phase...
May 2022
Design architecture for 3D printing a lunar habitat
... Hull developed the commercial 3D printer using Stereolithography (SLA), a process which uses a computer-controlled moving laser beam, pre-programmed using computer aided manufacturing (CAM) and computer aided design (CAD). Conditions which must...
October 2024
Virtualisation of the satellite sector
.... Payloads are now often software-defined, highly flexible and configurable in orbit with steerable and splitable beams. This is coupled with the emergence of multi-orbit constellations - in low, medium and high-altitude orbits - featuring...
October 2024
The Human Spaceship - Off Balance
... mistaken distance perception, in dusk-like conditions with atmospheric dust. Artificial exterior lighting is likely to be spotlights or beams, which cause an array of light, creating a dazzle factor. This effect, causes blind-spots around the lights...
