December 2014
Skolkovo and a new breed of Russian space startups
... of state-run enterprises. The few private astronautics companies that did exist included Gazprom Space Systems, a communications satellite and Earth remote sensing (ERS) operator; Sovzond and Skaneks, providing ground-based ERS services; NIS...
March 2015
Sizing down and reaching higher with CubeSats
... of age when society worshipped gigantism Contrast this with the two-year schedule typical for a geostationary communications satellite, or perhaps five or more years for space research missions. Of course, the CubeSats do not deliver the results...
March 2016
From Sanctuary to Battlefield
...18,600 miles into space, just shy of the 22,236 miles at which US satellites in geosynchronous orbit - including essential missile warning and communications satellites - are located. The US has built an enormously expensive and delicate architecture...
November 2017
Geospatial maritime solutions
...oceans for customers such as DigitalGlobe. Key communications capabilities built by Harris are on Inmarsat communications satellites and our navigation payloads on Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites help you find your way. Shipping signatures...
April 2019
Building the UK’s first spaceport
..., and potentially as many as 4000 over the next decade. Constellation satellites tend to be small (only a few hundred kg) compared to traditional GEO communication satellites at several tonnes, but many still exceed the capacity of the smallest...
September 2019
Space cybersecurity - why we mustn’t forget the basics
... new economy which, like all new technology, is woefully undefended. Features first, security second. A Tiantong-1 Mobile Communications Satellite was placed in orbit by China’s Long March 3B rocket in August 2016. What is notable in this image...
