April 2020
Replacing hydrazine fuel with a greener alternative
... credentials. But this technology comes with the risk of damaging potentially thousands of lives when hydrazine is used, as Intelsat experienced directly when it bought a ride on the Long March 3B. So, naturally, the space industry needs a better...
July 2020
Covid-19 infects global space community
... to this global pandemic Traditional satellite TV, consumer broadband and cellular backhaul (provided by companies such as Eutelsat, Intelsat, SES, Telesat and ViaSat) should remain steady or may even grow, because most of the world’s populations...
February 2021
In-orbit servicing and insurance – a marriage of convenience?
... construct the correct coverage. Far left: Northrop Grumman’s Mission Extension Vehicle-1 (MEV-1) captures target satellite Intelsat 901 (IS-901) to initiate final docking of the two spacecraft. MEV-1 successfully returned IS-901 to service in its...
February 2021
Why flat panel antennas remain a challenge
...so flat panels are naturally an attractive option From recent discussions with satellite operators - including Eutelsat, Inmarsat, Intelsat and others - it seems apparent that despite many years of promises that flat panel antennas would be available...
April 2021
Satellites in the cloud: data from orbit
...direct connectivity partner programmes to include satellite operators and service providers, from Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute (SES, Intelsat, Viasat) to IBM DirectLink (SES). Such partnerships ensure high performance cloud access to satcom customers...
September 2025
Iran’s ascent - a space power in the shadow of sanctions
... built to listen in on the Soviet space programme from the south shore of the Caspian Sea (in 1956), access to Intelsat communications satellites (in 1969) and Landsat remote sensing (in 1972). Iran was, like China, a scientific civilisation long...
