July 2016
France, Europe and Russia - two decades of space launch cooperation
.... For its part, Arianespace had to develop launch solutions capable of addressing the growing demand of satellite constellation programmes for telecommunications. In order to meet this demand and to maintain its privileged relationship with space...
November 2019
Mexico’s path to space
... the creation and operation of public-private partnerships for its more ambitious projects, like the deployment of satellite constellations for Earth observation to service the needs of the Mexican population and the operation of a spaceport for the...
April 2021
Norway’s pioneering use of microsatellites
... AISSat-1 and -2 and NorSat-1 and -2 on 22 July 2017 at 11:24 UTC. New sensors on NorSat-3 and -4 The Norwegian AIS satellite constellation has proven its utility for maritime surveillance and operations, particularly in the Arctic The Norwegian AIS...
June 2021
Is NewSpace really so new?
... by public systems such as GNSS and Earth observation satellites, often combined via novel and creative algorithms to serve a specific (niche) market; the development of satellite constellations in low Earth orbit (LEO) based on smallsats, replacing...
01 May 2016
OneWeb Seeks Access to US Market.
.... It will also help realise the Commission's vision and promise of broadband for everyone in the U.S. The OneWeb satellite constellation will help close the digital gap between developing and developed regions, aligning OneWeb’s objectives with...
February 2020
Aeroshells – from LEO to Mars
... less power than far away in GEO; and the cost of launch is less. These benefits are compounded in satellite constellations. For example, SpaceX estimates that it will be able to provide global internet with moderate broadband coverage using...
