... satellites performed more collision avoidance manoeuvres in a single month than in the entire first 2.5 years of Starlink deployment. Based on statistical models produced by the ESA space debris office, it is estimated that there are 36,500 ...
... space debris. Interference issues In September ESA determined the safest option to avoid a potential collision with a SpaceX Starlink satellite was firing the thrusters on its Aeolus satellite. It was the first time for ESA that...
..., SpaceX estimates that it will be able to provide global internet with moderate broadband coverage using 800 of its Starlink satellites. The second batch of 60 satellites was launched in November 2019 and the company may put as many...
... orbiting data network, to enable lunar orbiting satellite internet services (similar to Earth orbiting constellations such as Starlink), and communications between Earth and the Moon. At TerraMetric we foresee the same process then being repeated...
... play. Amazon’s $10 billion commitment to its Kuiper constellation places it alongside other major non-GEOs, notably SpaceX (Starlink), OneWeb, SES (O3b mPOWER) and Telesat. Microsoft’s partnerships with SES and SpaceX further provides an entry...
... provision of internet services. SpaceX is the most advanced of these, having launched more than 1700 satellites of its Starlink constellation at the time of writing, and is now offering a beta service for a limited number of users. OneWeb has...