12 March 2018
Satellite-servicing space drones set for launch in 2020
...deep space exploration and space manufacturing logistics. “Launching our first two SPACE DRONE™ spacecraft into a geostationary orbit is part of our strong commitment to our first customer, meeting mission timeline and ensuring smooth transition into...
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 2019
Space launch industry analysis
..., all these satellites will need to be launched. Launch providers, already suffering from a downturn in the traditional geostationary orbit (GEO) launch market, will be relieved. The world’s main commercial launch providers are hoping to make up for...
April 2020
Is space poised to take another giant leap?
...km above the planet). But that’s where it stopped. As of today, no one has found a way to make space beyond geostationary orbit ‘pay’. In a bid to remove this logjam by kick-starting commercial initiatives intended to carry our economic activity even...
