... in small satellite payloads being launched into low Earth orbit (LEO). At the forefront of this is the mega constellation revolution, whereby large, expensive satellites are replaced with fleets of easily replaced smallsats. A private plane on the...
.... The perpetrator was Starlink44 – one of the first 60 satellites recently launched by SpaceX as part of its 12 000 strong mega constellation. The rest SpaceX hopes to have in place by mid-2020. The potential ‘conjunction’ was expected to occur...
... industry cannot simply sit back and continue with the status quo. General public concerns over mega-constellations, new commercial spaceports being proposed in rural areas and space debris are all of increasing interest to the...
... do not have strong interdependencies, but the situation is changing swiftly with the appearance of the satellite mega-constellations. Open access to data collected in the Sentinel missions - notably Sentinel 1 (pictured) and Sentinel 2 – has changed...
... the UK cannot focus on incremental gains. Disruptive opportunities are arising, including micro-launchers, miniaturisation, robotics, mega-constellations, and growing demand for satellite communications and Earth observation data from new AI-driven...
... Fragile Space took me to the top of volcanoes in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, clean rooms across Europe, mega-constellation launches on both coasts of the United States within a few days of each other, and a farm in England. It also...