June 2022
In-orbit servicing and the future of the space industry
...the space industry has been moving towards mega constellation architecture. These magaconstellations, which use of hundreds...other scenarios that present a clear economic incentive. A mega constellation, for example, can be disrupted by the failure of ...
September 2016
Small launcher market survey
...smallsat spacecraft follows an increased requirement to place these large constellations of small spacecraft in a wide set of locations. Out... demand for access to space for these smallsat constellations. The three primary means to getting smallsats to...
May 2017
Future space applications and their regulatory needs
...an appropriate name for these newly discovered objects, and so they became known as satellites. An incvreasing number of satellite constellations in coming years will need focused and specific global traffic magaement rules. Once Sputnik was launched...
April 2020
Replacing hydrazine fuel with a greener alternative
... more than 900 satellites. Other companies have similar, if not greater ambitions. To succeed in a highly competitive market, constellations will need high-performance propulsion to get online faster and to make money faster. Combustion chambers are...
September 2023
A multifaceted approach to space sustainability
...-led initiative is the Satellite Orbital Safety Best Practices reference guide developed jointly by the three large constellation operators, Iridium, OneWeb and SpaceX in September 2022. ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher and executives of Airbus...
September 2025
AI cybersecurity - challenges in space
... which is crucial for missions beyond Earth orbit and for managing increasingly large and complex satellite constellations. Cybersecurity challenges AI techniques are vital for tasks such as automated object detection and classification in EO imagery...
