30 May 2017
Plans for Europe's first commercial video satellite constellation
... locations - and predict future events with more certainty. The first R&D satellite will be used to test performance and confirm capabilities for the future constellation, including tasking, data downlinks to ground stations, and image quality and...
06 September 2017
First ever voice call by nano-satellite technology
... space in June 2017 and is now preparing for the launch of a constellation of 200 more nano-satellites by 2020. Once carefully placed in selected orbits the nano-satellites will give equatorial coverage of the Earth, creating a global communication...
15 January 2018
Earth-i launches first-of-a-kind satellite
... has confirmed that its first-of-a-kind, pre-production prototype satellite of its upcoming Vivid-i satellite constellation was successfully launched on Friday. The new commercial constellation boosts that it will not only significantly increase the...
April 2018
Future Cubesat swarms pose significant communications challenges
... low-Earth orbit (LEO) mission with four main types of data link. Increasing demand for small satellite constellations requires efficient communication architectures in science missions such as gravity mapping, tracking forest fires, finding water...
March 2015
A boom and a (possible) bust in small spacecraft production
...thereby reducing production times and cost of the beginning of active operations for a satellite constellation (when compared to large spacecraft constellations). Big companies miss out? Another reason the small spacecraft market is attractive to new...
August 2017
Space invaders and the usual suspects - disruptive trends in Earth observation
... EO market as a new provider. Key initiatives Over the past decade, more than 33 projects for new EO satellite constellations have been announced. Although experts may remain sceptical of the capability of these projects to become operational, some...
