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...
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...
October 2015
Down to Earth: how to deorbit satellites and save money
..., cluttering Low Earth Orbit What’s more, the industry is continuously evolving. Current trends such as the launch of mega constellations and CubeSats can change the entire industry in a matter of years, making any prediction uncertain and introduce...
July 2020
Covid-19 infects global space community
... themselves for future growth. Before filing for bankruptcy, Londonregistered OneWeb was in the process of building a mega-constellation of 648 satellites in order to achieve full global coverage by the end of 2021. Earth observation To some extent...
June 2021
Is NewSpace really so new?
..., a UK-based pioneer in the field of smallsats, has described several future constellation applications that will continue to fuel this trend as follows: Mega-constellations, such as those announced for internet-from-space by Boeing (1396 satellites...
March 2026
The imagined sky – power, inequality and the future of space sustainability
...limited ability of developing nations to influence decisions that shape the future orbital environment. Licensing decisions for mega-constellations often reshape the shared low Earth orbit (LEO) environment with limited meaningful influence from many...
