October 2024
International space law - the beginning of the end?
.... This problem is further complicated by the launch, or proposed launch, of tens of thousands of satellites in the form of large-scale (mega) satellite constellations in already crowded portions of low Earth orbits. Despite these urgent and pressing...
July 2014
View from Inmarsat: the search for MH370 and using satellites for safety
... services, as well as airline operational communications services. It is made available over the Inmarsat-3 and Inmarsat-4 satellite constellations through Inmarsat’s Classic Aero distribution partners, ARINC and SITA. Classic Aero is used by over...
26 September 2017
Rocket Lab to fly Planet and Spire satellites on second test flight
... for this inaugural deployment attempt." Spire, the world's first commercial weather satellite constellation, adds two satellites to an existing constellation of Lemur-2 satellites that covers every location on earth over 100 times per day. The...
19 September 2019
Annual Global MilSatCom conference and exhibition returns to London
... Technology focus day on the 4th November at St James’ Court, London, which will explore developments in LEO small satellite constellations and how we can exploit these networks to deliver more capability on the ground. The focus day will...
October 2025
What future for UK human spaceflight?
... reached orbit as a British citizen. ESA’s Moonlight programme, officially announced in 2024, is a landmark initiative to create a satellite constellation orbiting the Moon for future comms and navigation services. Change began with national lobbying...
February 2020
Preserving our space heritage
... both natural hazards and man-made threats such as space debris. Stuart has an MSc in Astrophysics, a PhD in satellite constellation design, and has been a fellow of both the Royal Astronomical Society and the British Interplanetary Society...
