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...
07 April 2016
Ariane 6 Rocket Still on Schedule for 2020
... its ability to carry a 5,300-kilogram telecommunications satellite to geostationary transfer orbit by stretching its capacity to the limit. Bonguet was referring ...9, which typically carries just one geostationary-orbit satellite per launch.
16 June 2016
SpaceX Successfully Launches All-Electric Satellites; Loses First Stage in Landing Attempt
... does have a significant drawback, as it takes up to six months for the satellite to reach its final destination in geostationary orbit. Satellite manufacturers are currently working on finding the balance between weight and commercial service start...
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...
