11 January 2019
Revolutionary "Chameleon" satellite ready for final assembly
... perform all manner of changes while it is in orbit, such as adjusting the satellite’s coverage, frequency, power, and even orbital position. "Communications satellites like EUTELSAT QUANTUM that can be reprogrammed to adapt coverage and connectivity...
14 April 2021
Satellite support for Scottish seafood industry
... change in the fishing industry - from cutting edge 'agile space', whereby satellites are launched to perform bespoke research for specific challenges; to communication satellites that can track vessels, and land-mapping, which has so far mapped...
December 2014
India joins the major league with the Mars Orbiter Mission
...’s human space-flight programme. The current version of the GSLV can carry only two-tonne class communication satellites. Those with a higher mass have to be launched by Arianespace’s Ariane-5 rocket from the European spaceport of Kourou in French...
June 2015
Great expectations: launch markets, SpaceX, China, and other new players
..., as well as relative stability as far as business is concerned. Reconnaissance satellites, military communication satellites, weather monitoring satellites, navigation satellites, as well as research units, both manned and unmanned spacecraft: these...
June 2018
Striding through space
..., and three mission specialists, Ronald McNair, Robert Stewart and McCandless. The first task of deploying two communications satellites was performed properly, although the boost motors to transfer them to their operational orbits both malfunctioned...
October 2019
Reusability is key to expanding future space launch business
...and went from an annual geostationary launch rate in the high twenties to a market in the single digits. As most communications satellites have a typical design life of about 15 years, it is probably no coincidence we are seeing that cycle come round...
