26 January 2018
NASA launches GOLD to study Earth-space boundary
... with ground crew, reports confirm that the $53 million GOLD instrument is on course to reach its high perch in geostationary orbit using electric propulsion. The manoeuvre will take about four and a half months, after which GOLD...
28 January 2016
Historic Intelsat Satellite Launch Successful
...We are at the beginning of a renaissance in satellite communications.” Intelsat 29e will operate from 310 degrees east in geostationary orbit, covering the continental United States, Latin America and a special focus on the North Atlantic sea and ...
June 2015
Great expectations: launch markets, SpaceX, China, and other new players
... towards launching relatively large satellites to geostationary orbit. Meanwhile, Eurockot and Kosmotras specialized in launching light, low-orbit apparatuses on this market. As already mentioned, ULA and Orbital Sciences Corp (commonly known as just...
March 2019
Urgent action needed to avert space debris threat
... impossible. This could be the case not only for LEO, but also for medium Earth orbit (MEO) and geostationary orbit (GEO). So, it is absolutely imperative that we tackle the issue of congestion and debris in space before LEO constellations...
April 2024
Unlocking the NewSpace economy through space-based solar power
... 40 percent of terrestrial solar and eight percent of offshore wind. It is also important to note that any single SPS in a geostationary orbit can see a quarter of the globe and in an instant can move its beam from one location to another...
April 2024
The promise of solar energy for sustainable development and space exploration
... locations. Space-based solar power involves transforming solar power into electricity via photovoltaic cells in geostationary orbit around Earth. The power is then transmitted wirelessly in the form of microwaves at 2.45 GHz to dedicated receiver...
