February 2019
The Space Elevator – an alternative path to space?
... around a rotating celestial body or a Lagrange point. Geosynchronous equatorial or geostationary orbit (GEO), offers such an equilibrium for Earth. A body such as a TV satellite in GEO remains above the same point on the ground as Earth rotates. The...
June 2021
Is NewSpace really so new?
...a specific (niche) market; the development of satellite constellations in low Earth orbit (LEO) based on smallsats, replacing the previous satellites in geostationary orbit (GEO). We can relate this to an underlying rationale to bring products to the...
October 2023
Remote sensing by satellite - People’s Republic of China
... questionable. The behaviours exhibited by these satellites indicate a mixture of applications. All TJS satellites are in geostationary orbit (GEO). Some appear to be built for missile warning (built by the Shanghai Institute of Satellite Engineering...
February 2022
An interplanetary transportation system
...-Planetary Transportation System encompasses two space elevators to move mass from Earth to a train station beyond geostationary orbit (GEO), known collectively as the Galactic Harbour; a Space Train to transfer that mass from the vicinity of Earth...
August 2017
On-orbit assembly will deliver major benefits in coming decade
... and provide launch savings of several hundred million dollars. Communications satellites On-orbit assembly can also provide payoff for telecommunications in geostationary orbit (GEO). Consider the data distribution sector where the satellite is used...
April 2025
Space Elevators - a role in planetary defence?
... for the system. The apex anchor is expected to be busy with commercial businesses and warehouses supplying developments at geostationary orbit (GEO) and the end of the elevator’s tether. Figure 3: Space Elevator apex anchor. Once the climbers are...
