October 2025
High-altitude platforms - the search for an optimised legal framework
... in under-developed locations. Whereas 40-60 ms latency is generally considered acceptable, by operators of LEO satellite systems such as Starlink and Kuiper, such systems cannot compete with the area-specific signal strength, comprehensive reach and...
13 December 2019
Starliner spacecraft could fly as early as next week
... and six missions to the International Space Station, is being paid more than $4.8 billion by NASA for the Starlink programme. According to the world's largest aerospace company, Starliner, which is reusable up to 10 times with a six-month turnaround...
01 January 2020
What has been in 2019 and what is to come in 2020!
... Arab Emirates may also launch its Mars Hope orbiter. SpaceX will continue to launch its controversial Starlink mega-constellation and its Crewed Dragon capsule is set to send a human crew to the International Space Station...
12 July 2021
Downstream data services boost ground segment market
... change from 2023, with new investment in the billions of dollars expected. The impact of commercial services such as Starlink and OneWeb on the military market is analysed, whilst the possibility of industry managing it as a service is also explored...
30 March 2020
OneWeb files for bankruptcy over financial difficulties
... Mbps and latency of 32 ms. However the company faces stiff competition from competitors such as Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starlink megaconstellation and Jeff Bezos’s Project Kuiper initiative. Musk has recently been granted a license by the FCC...
12 January 2021
Skyrora reveal new UK-built vehicle in live test
... OneWeb looking to launch over 600 smallsats as part of their internet connectivity mission and SpaceX looking to build a Starlink constellation of 42,000 satellites, there will be as much demand for in-space operations as there will be for launch...
