September 2020
Tackling space debris - a global priority
...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 in orbit around the Earth. Spacefaring nations continue to launch...
April 2025
Spacecraft anomalies and insurance losses
...communications satellites in geostationary orbit (GEO) or commercial Earth observation satellites in sun-synchronous orbit (SSO). ... resulted in the total loss of the spacecraft. Orbital launch dataset Typically, a spacecraft suffers anomalies in the...
April 2019
The changing economics of space
... around Earth. Enabling missions So, what can be done to introduce some flexibility and adaptability into the geostationary orbit as well? Answers to this question are starting to emerge as mission planners look at the possibility of servicing large...
October 2019
Reusability is key to expanding future space launch business
... of New Glenn. Commercial markets With New Glenn we’re looking at four key segments in the commercial market: geostationary orbit (GEO), non-geostationary, low Earth orbit (LEO) constellations and other non-GEO constellations. The traditional...
October 2015
Copernicus, ESA’s most ambitious Earth Observation programme
...and ultraviolet/near infrared sounding observations from geostationary orbit that will result in three-dimensional information ... be positioned over the same longitude in their geostationary orbits. The sounding element will also host the Copernicus...
November 2021
Space insurance and the future of risk management
... services. Today, most commercial satellites are covered for launch and in-orbit lifetime, which is typically up to 15 years for a communications satellite based in geostationary orbit (GEO) and usually 10 years or less for a spacecraft in low Earth...
