18 October 2019
Companies unite to reject SpaceX satellite plans
... Commission defer consideration of SpaceX’s intention to modify its license for a Ku/Ka-band non-geostationary orbit as “SES entities operate both NGSO and geostationary orbit (“GSO”) FSS networks that use these bands.” Not only is that a problem say...
March 2015
On-orbit satellite servicing, insurance and lessons of Palapa B2 and Westar 6
... all insurers and satellite owners, with more than 200 dead satellites in geostationary orbit. Of even greater concern for operators with assets in lower Earth orbits is the additional threat of collision from thousands of launch vehicle spent parts...
October 2015
Down to Earth: how to deorbit satellites and save money
... that prevents it being controlled from the ground. This has great value in different situations. In the case of geostationary orbit, where narrow slots are assigned to operators, a satellite has to be removed in order to make way for the newer...
April 2021
Space wars - how they start and how to end them
... attack display with attack sequencing marks. Escalation control There is a vast region of space between geostationary orbit and the Moon that is not routinely tracked by terrestrial space surveillance sensors Due to the global nature of ...
29 March 2017
SpaceX set to reuse rocket for the first time on Friday
..., which was initially planned for tomorrow (Thursday 30th March), is set to deliver a SES 10 satellite into a geostationary orbit to provide satellite coverage to areas of Latin America. Scheduled to depart from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center...
14 November 2019
Met services prepare for next-generation satellite systems
... fully deployed, the MTG spacecraft constellation will consist of three satellites - two imagers and one sounder - in a geostationary orbit 36,000km above Earth.
