March 2021
iPhone moment for the Earth observation industry
... the price of EO data, geopolitical needs or new technological advancement leading to the availability of a new type of data. Small satellite constellations are on the rise, which will produce more data, but it is plausible that the focus will shift...
January 2023
Original Sin - Power, Technology and War in Outer Space
... sin of humankind and the bondage to sin that afflicts all of humankind thereafter”. Space systems – rockets, satellite constellations, their ground infrastructures and peripherals on Earth – have not escaped their militarised and competitive origins...
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...
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...
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...
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...
