March 2015
Ka-band satellite communication and lowering the price of VSATs
... passed since 6 April 1965 and the launch of Early Bird, the first commercial communications satellite. In that time ...Station, created by Hughes Earth Station engineers in the early 1980s, other companies began using satellite communications for their...
November 2021
Space insurance and the future of risk management
... R. Peterson (left) and Ray Bowerman checking out Early Bird (Intelsat I), which was launched 6 April 1965. ...- for the Intelsat I communications satellite (colloquially known as ‘Early Bird’) launched in April of that year. Although it covered only...
April 2017
Urgent action needed to keep satellites safe in orbit
... thus trapped are primarily defunct payloads, including the first commercial GEO communications satellite, Intelsat-1 F1 (‘Early Bird’) [4]. A slot at GEO is a valued, finite resource and there is competition between countries and companies The...
27 July 2018
UK new space launch capability to be discussed at Global MilSatCom 2018
.... A brochure is available to download from the event website which details the full programme and speaker details. An early bird is available for the event; register by the 28thSeptember to receive a £100 discount on your booking. Registrations can...
19 September 2019
Annual Global MilSatCom conference and exhibition returns to London
... centre stage as it celebrates its 21st birthday. For those interested in attending Global MilSatCom 2019, there is an early bird saving of £100 for places booked before 30thSeptember. Registrations can be made online at; http://www.globalmilsatcom...
