January 2019
Preparing for a robotic revolution in Earth orbit
... fact, no one has ever seen close-up imagery of any GEO satellite once it has arrived on orbit, but this data is... (left) and (above) the RSGS satellite for robotic servicing in GEO. Cleaning up Robotics are, as previously noted, a viable means of...
October 2019
Electric orbit raising and space weather
... launch vehicle and then uses chemical propellants to reach GEO. This orbital transfer manoeuvre typically takes no more than... level of degradation equivalent to spending many years in GEO. Importantly, this degradation is accrued during the initial ...
April 2019
The changing economics of space
...’. Failed satellites can be actively replaced through a flexible networked approach to their interconnection. For large and complex GEO satellites reliability is the key. But the question remains: when geostationary spacecraft reach their end-of-life...
October 2019
Reusability is key to expanding future space launch business
...we plan to be present in each one of these markets. The GEO market has been in decline since the dot-com bubble burst around ... are seeing that cycle come round again. In fact, the GEO comsat industry has gone through this several times before, when it...
February 2021
Space archaeology - preserving our orbital heritage
... from a wide range of organisations and many companies are seeking to exploit the wealth of orbital debris, seeing GEO graveyard orbits as a rich source of raw materials for reprocessing. The potential recoverable/reusable items include solar...
April 2021
Satellites in the cloud: data from orbit
...The volume of data on the cloud transported through LEO/MEO/GEO is forecast to grow rapidly at 33 percent over the ...commitment to its Kuiper constellation places it alongside other major non-GEOs, notably SpaceX (Starlink), OneWeb, SES (O3b mPOWER) ...
