September 2025
Iran’s ascent - a space power in the shadow of sanctions
...to listen in on the Soviet space programme from the south shore of the Caspian Sea (in 1956), access to Intelsat communications satellites (in 1969) and Landsat remote sensing (in 1972). Iran was, like China, a scientific civilisation long before the...
October 2025
Satellite technology - from operational challenges to strategic opportunities
... characteristics of the space environment where convection is absent. Electromagnetic simulation is equally crucial for communications satellites and those carrying sensitive electronic payloads. Engineers must ensure that antennas perform optimally...
10 March 2015
ARTES and the world of satcoms
... the mainstay of the space industry: more than half of the space business involves building and launching communication satellites. Satcoms services and applications are the largest space sector and are a major driver of space technology...
18 October 2017
Europe’s first all-electric telecom satellite breaks record
...end,” explains ESA structural engineer Mario Toso. The Eurostar E3000 is a generic satellite model most commonly used for commercial and military communication satellites manufactured by Airbus and the Eutelsat 172B is the first of six Eurostar E3000...
25 January 2019
OneWeb targets mid-February for launch of first satellites
... Airbus with its first order to include the production of ultra-high performance communications satellites. These initial satellites were manufactured at the OneWeb Satellites facility on the Airbus Defence and Space Toulouse site in France. The site...
09 October 2019
The first satellite servicing spacecraft launches successfully
...-ever docking between two spacecraft near geostationary orbit early next year, so that it can reinvigorate the communications satellite; a life extension service that will cost Intelsat around $13 million per year for the next five...
