14 January 2016
Job Opportunities at ESTEC
... studies supporting current and future radio navigation system definition and/or analysis (EGNOS/GALILEO evolutions and GPS modernisation) regarding system, signals-in-space design and ground processing; Design, definition and follow up of industrial...
03 August 2018
Space activity at Farnborough FIA 2018
... grounds, which has prompted the UK government to discuss possible plans of going ahead with its own national GPS system instead. At the FIA it was also noted that new government initiatives such as UK spaceports and licensing...
10 January 2019
Successful launch of formation-flying microsatellite constellation
... developed by SFL to keep micro- and nanosatellites stable in orbit. Included in the formation flying system are a GPS receiver and a high efficiency Comet-1 propulsion unit developed by Deep Space Industries. “By leveraging SFL’s highly successful...
31 July 2019
Satellite-Based Earth Observation: Trends and Challenges for Economy and Society
...Mega Constellations, taking into consideration the relevant role of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU); or the limits of GPS applications with respect to the rights of employees. The respective analyses emerge from both international and...
07 November 2019
SSTL ships target satellite to Tokyo for Astroscale’s ELSA-d mission
... technologies. The ELSA-d Target satellite was designed and manufactured by SSTL in Guildford UK and incorporates S Band communications, GPS positioning, and a 3-axis control system. It will also fly an HD camera and lighting to record the capture...
31 January 2020
First images of new solar telescope produces most detailed images of the Sun
... satellite communications and bring down power grids, causing long-lasting blackouts and disabling technologies such as GPS. This first images from NSF's Inouye Solar Telescope show a close-up view of the sun's surface, which...
