April 2021
Satellites in the cloud: data from orbit
... marketplaces in the mid-tier with players such as SkyWatch, UP42 etc. vying to collate and serve a variety of EO/remote sensing data products. A quick search for “satellite” on the AWS marketplace and Azure marketplace reveals a variety of products...
September 2021
Developing an in-orbit servicing and manufacturing economy
... or malfunction. Inspection covers different service types: remote, ultra-close (where close-proximity capabilities may ...the UK Satellite Applications Catapult. Following a PhD in remote sensing and involvement with a NASA Mars satellite, Sam joined...
January 2022
Revealing the magnetic universe
... edge-on galaxy (white). Magnetic legacy The Magnetic Universe is an emerging field enabled by new observational techniques, both remote sensing observations and in situ space missions currently being planned. In the far-IR, detailed characterisation...
27 November 2019
Russia launches secret space surveillance satellite
... bureau, best known as a manufacturer of scientific satellites and deep space probes. It may be used for Earth remote sensing and/or long-distance observations of other objects in orbit, writes Bart Hendrickx, a long-term observer of the Russian...
March 2015
Small is the new big: why micro-satellites require new laws
... the exploitation of space. Indeed, although space is infinite, only very few orbital planes are exploitable for remote sensing, telecommunication or navigation. The challenge that we’re facing now with space is how to operate responsibly in order...
October 2015
Baikonur, Kibo and beyond: Japan’s leading role in space
... JU3 In its revision two years later, specific projects were listed. They included satellite positioning, satellite remote sensing, space transportation systems, scientific exploration and human space activity. The rule of law in space and enhancing...
