September 2019
Extending the life of geostationary orbit satellites
...aeronautical, maritime and government customers. Geostationary orbit (GEO) is an especially favourable orbit for satellite communications, because satellites in GEO appear from the ground to be stationary. However, gravitational forces exerted by the...
April 2021
Space wars - how they start and how to end them
... its carrier battle groups many thousands of miles away without long-range satellite communications; space-based surveillance to detect approaching threats; weather satellite forecasting of sea states and cloud cover over potential targets; and the...
January 2023
Original Sin - Power, Technology and War in Outer Space
... them. This is not something that happened overnight. Military and intelligence space programmes, such as spy satellites and military satellite communications systems, have been deliberately hidden for most of our ‘Global Space Age’. Seventy years...
18 October 2019
Companies unite to reject SpaceX satellite plans
... as part of his company’s Starlink mega-constellation has provoked an outcry within the industry as satellite communication firms start lining up to complain to the FCC about the size of SpaceX’s intended space-borne internet system ...
October 2023
Using drones to test phased array antennas
... them easy to fit in small environments, is certainly going to drive that market further. Vehicle-mounted satellite communications antennas provide reliable connectivity on the move over rough terrain and in harsh environments, which is essential for...
16 May 2019
Harris Corporation introduces high-accuracy reflector for improved satellite communications
Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) today introduced a next-generation space antenna reflector solution to provide critical communication links between satellites and ground stations. Perimeter Truss is lighter and more compact than competitive and legacy...
