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...
11 June 2024
IAC 2024 is already breaking records
... to the world’s premier global space event today! Register online before 30 June 2024 to benefit from the early-bird registration fees. On the registration platform you can easily pay by credit card (VISA and Mastercard), PayPal...
04 August 2025
World’s largest space event comes to Australia
... of human and robotic space exploration. Interest in IAC 2025 has already broken records. More than 3,000 'early bird' registrations were recorded ahead of the Congress – the highest in IAC history. The response signals robust momentum...
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...
