May 2022
China’s international collaboration in space: an evolving approach from the Middle Kingdom
... Cambodia in 2021 with plans to integrate BeiDou equipment into the Cambodian logistics and transportation sectors. In the satellite communications sector, China has made it clear that it plans to launch a LEO broadband constellation, and state-owned...
January 2023
Clearing space junk from orbit
... shielding or to conduct evasive manoeuvres - and they threaten the long-term benefits of space activities. Interconnected satellite communications networks. Debris removal Today, there are about a million human-made objects in the 1 to 10 cm size...
September 2023
Satellite manufacturing - building to size, speed and security
... and Bob Twiggs who developed the CubeSat standard widely used by the small satellite community. Together, we aimed to set the foundation for small satellite solutions. Size has, by definition, been a key factor in the smallsat revolution. To match...
October 2023
The impact of weather on Ka-band frequencies
...About the author John Yates is CEO of Atheras Analytics and has 35 years’ experience in the commercial satellite communications sector. After completing a BSc (Hons) in Electrical Engineering and Electronics at the University of Nottingham and a post...
October 2024
Virtualisation of the satellite sector
... using virtualised products from vendors. Virtualisation is also steadily being adopted for satellite communications as well”. Satcoms Innovation Group Standards The satellite sector lags behind the telco sector by around a decade in this regard. The...
April 2025
South Korea’s rising rocket star
... Consultant and writer, and a Commissioning Editor for ROOM Space Journal. He has 40 years of experience as a satellite communications engineer and consultant to the space industry, space insurance and space education sectors. He is the author of six...
