11 November 2019
Fourth time rocket reuse for SpaceX mission but concerns still over satellites
... set for around 14:56 UTC) and packed onboard the crowded rocket will be 60 satellites as part of its Starlink mega-constellation. The flight will mark a number of achievements made by SpaceX including the first re-flight of a recovered fairing – the...
26 October 2020
Satellite imagery and broadband to create $4 billion EO market by 2029
... outside factors, such as the expansion of automated analytics and the emergence of low Earth orbit (LEO) broadband constellations, are expected to act as catalysts for significant growth in the reach and efficiency of existing precision agriculture...
12 April 2021
Mega-constellations drive buoyant smallsat market
... this continued growth during a time where many face pandemic-related challenges is plans for satcom broadband ‘mega-constellations’ and the continuous necessity for replenishment launches. Of all smallsats to be launched, 84 percent are expected...
April 2018
Transforming the launch market for small spacecraft
... within the future small spacecraft launch market appears to be from mini-satellites (100 – 500 kg). The deployment of mega-constellations by OneWeb and Planet will be the small spacecraft market growth driver over the next three years...
February 2018
Growth drivers, requirements and threats in the smallsat industry
... this future growth in the satellite industry are the mega-constellations such as those planned by OneWeb, SpaceX and Planet...replacement demand in addition to new service deployments. Mega-constellations will also influence the share of payload masses...
January 2020
Open source space sustainability
... one of its Aeolus spacecraft from colliding with Starlink 44, one of the first 60 satellites launched in SpaceX’s mega constellation, planned to be 12,000-strong by the mid-2020s. Manoeuvres use fuel, thereby diminishing the useful life of the...
