September 2023
Getting a grip on space sustainability and space debris
...space as being vast, the bits that we use, particularly the areas around Earth, are actually quite constrained and fragile. Low Earth orbits (LEO), where we find Earth observation satellites and the new broadband range of satellites, is quite a small...
September 2016
URBOCOP: saving planet Earth
... legal groundwork that will help us provide this protection. Low Earth orbit is the most concentrated area for orbital debris with approximately 95 per cent of objects shown here being orbital debris rather than functional satellites. The threat from...
July 2020
Are we entering a post-Overview Effect era?
... virtual reality for example, the world would be a better place. Just as we are reaching the threshold of leaving low Earth orbit to populate the solar system, are we also now entering a ‘post-overview effect world’, in which humanity is increasingly...
September 2020
Tackling space debris - a global priority
... removal strategies. It is estimated that there 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) - and several thousands to millions of non-trackable debris particles...
February 2021
Satellites are key to unlocking a better-connected world
... has already proved itself as being highly adaptable for mobile backhaul purposes. Connectivity delivered by new low Earth orbit (LEO) constellations is poised to transform the precision agriculture market. Connecting every corner Research has shown...
18 June 2019
Israeli space tech firm hiSky expands to the UK
... than 90 space companies. hiSky aims to be the world’s first low-cost satellite network operator, bringing innovative technology to voice and data satellite...different satellite operators, including forthcoming low Earth orbit telecoms constellations.
