31 March 2021
A new skyglow effect produced by space objects is brightening our night skies, new study says.
... astronomers stand to lose access to pristine night skies,” Barentine said. As organisations work to understand the impact of mega-constellations on optical and radio astronomical facilities, the researchers hope that their work will help the ongoing...
12 July 2021
Downstream data services boost ground segment market
... internet and IOT) sectors. With newer High Throughput Satellites (HTS), new antennas will be needed to track mega constellations, driving a huge demand in new frequency needs. The report looks at the growth in the size of ground stations...
30 August 2016
ROOM becomes official media partner of Reinventing Space conference
... Space this year is focusing on how technology is increasing the commercialisation of space – lower cost launch systems, mega-constellations, and a range of novel satellite applications, both in LEO and beyond. “ROOM’s forward-looking approach means...
April 2019
Space launch industry analysis
... has a trump card in that, as well as external launch orders, it has its own mega-constellation of satellites to launch. Of course, most of the large constellations are not yet proven – technically or financially – and some may fail to materialise...
18 December 2024
EU to launch advanced constellation to counter Musk’s Starlink
... of just under 300 high- and lower-powered satellites will provide the equivalent of 1,000 satellites in a ‘mega constellation’ similar to Starlink. Editor’s comment: Whilst nearly all of the top European space companies will be involved in IRIS...
January 2020
Satellite-based IoT - the race is on
... Aeolus satellite. It was the first time for ESA that it had to move a satellite to avoid colliding with a mega-constellation. The agency said it performed 28 collision avoidance manoeuvres in 2018 but pointed out that “it is very rare to perform...
