August 2020
Battle for the night sky - from telescopes to ad-breaks
.... Previous attempts to provide this service focused on larger, more powerful and more expensive satellites in geostationary orbit (GEO), but they faced the issue of longer signal delays because of the greater distance compared with LEO...
January 2021
Safeguarding space - lessons from decommissioning in the energy industry
... industry or the significant reputational damage caused to oil producers by the Brent Spar North Sea platform incident. GEO satellites lose the ability to keep their orbits even when they are otherwise operational - Astroscale’s LEXI...
February 2021
In-orbit servicing and insurance – a marriage of convenience?
... (IS-901) to initiate final docking of the two spacecraft. MEV-1 successfully returned IS-901 to service in its designated position in GEO on 2 April 2020. Left: One of the leading satellite insurers, Swiss Re, left the space insurance market last...
October 2021
A US space strategy for 2050: shaping a domain on the cusp
... Treaty has become obsolete New opportunities are pushing companies and nations to look beyond geosynchronous orbit (GEO), the orbit traditionally used for weather mapping, intelligence purposes, certain communication requirements, and other national...
September 2023
A multifaceted approach to space sustainability
... in LEO, and other factors such as post-mission disposal. This has only been a consideration in geostationary orbit (GEO), where both the frequencies and the use of orbital positions are regulated by the ITU. But now...
April 2024
Unlocking the NewSpace economy through space-based solar power
... GW). For an average system size of 2 GW, that would mean a demand for approximately 570 SPS in geosynchronous (GSO) or geostationary (GEO) orbits. According to the IEA, to hit ‘Net Zero’ by 2050 the world will need to increase its production...
