November 2025
Extra-terrestrial Skyring: managing space debris with an artificial planetary ring
... parking orbit where space debris can be transported. The one we are all familiar with is geostationary orbit (GEO), a 1:1 resonance at an altitude of 35,786 km, but this is widely used for active satellite missions. Another resonance we might...
04 October 2017
First ever Stratollite launch from Spaceport Tucson
... will help World View lead the way in the emerging stratospheric economy by offering many of the benefits of geo-stationary satellites, low Earth orbit satellites, and high-altitude drones but at a fraction of the cost of those...
01 June 2021
Space junk collision highlights need for intervention
... are around 34,000 trackable objects - larger than 5-10 cm in low Earth orbit (LEO) and 30 cm to 1 m in geostationary orbit (GEO) - as well as several thousands to millions of non-trackable debris particles in orbit around the Earth. “These in-orbit...
26 May 2022
Harnessing the power of geospatial data
... needed to deal with these big global challenges. “I encourage you to read the report, listen to the upcoming Geo for Earth podcast series, and get in touch if you think you can work together with us to deliver...
