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...
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...
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.
