September 2019
Expectations in a connected world
..., Telesat and OneWeb investing heavily in low Earth orbit (LEO) mega-constellations, it’s clear that satellite has the potential ... consumers wherever they are in the world. Satellites in LEO promise to deliver high capacity, low latency and broad ...
September 2016
Small launcher market survey
... listing in the table is arranged from the smallest lift capability up to boosters that can lift 2500 kg to low LEO. As represented in Figure 4, of the 38 entries, 13 are currently operational and 25 are currently under development, aligning with the...
April 2017
Sky-fi dawn of the space internet era
... data, allowing connectivity even under narrow bandwidth conditions. A combination of platforms at different altitudes using GEO and LEO satellites, planes and cellular towers. Recently, Facebook also partnered with Paris-based Eutelsat to lease the...
August 2017
On-orbit assembly will deliver major benefits in coming decade
...protective shell structure in orbit, in which assembly can proceed free from many of these environmental concerns. For LEO operations, there is also the continual significant variation in the lighting environment caused by going in and out of eclipse...
April 2019
Cleaning up space
... inevitably lead to more debris. In order to mitigate potential future debris, we propose that all satellites in mid- to high-LEO be pre-engineered with a lightweight docking plate to facilitate eventual removal from orbit. The primary focus of this...
July 2019
Next steps in human space exploration
...that are perfectly capable of providing transportation to and from LEO. NASA contracted for services with the likes of Orbital ATK...sense to hand-off the operation and sustainment of LEO to the commercial and entrepreneurial sector, while agencies like...
