August 2016
High-resolution Earth observation data is changing the character of war
..., sea and air power). The spacepower attribute of perspective allows satellites in orbit above Earth’s surface, from several hundred kilometres to 36,000 km in geostationary orbit, coverage over great distances within and beyond national boundaries...
July 2014
Achilles’ heel
..., advances in materials science and satellite design have meant that the operational lifetime of a satellite in geostationary orbit, assuming no extraordinary solar activity, is determined more by its ability to remain correctly pointed, than by its...
March 2015
A boom and a (possible) bust in small spacecraft production
... of spacecraft to operators, as is the case with big spacecraft (for instance, heavy communications spacecraft in geostationary orbit). As a result, vertical integration occurs in these SSC developing companies. Previously, space companies did almost...
March 2016
From Sanctuary to Battlefield
...satellites to observe what other countries are doing in geostationary orbit. While these steps represent encouraging progress, the ...as unmanned aerial vehicles, for a range of missions than orbital assets. Along these lines, last year the US Secretary...
July 2019
Settling the final frontier
.... This GOES weather satellite, one of many, continuously transmits information about weather patterns over the US from a geostationary orbit. Even if we can solve all our resource issues, the threat of calamity – man-made or natural – still looms...
August 2019
Lessons from the Sun
... after, a spectacular aurora, bright enough to cast shadows, appeared along the southern coast of Britain. Spacecraft in geostationary orbit effectively became solar wind detectors as Earth’s magnetic shield buckled under the extreme solar wind...
