April 2018
Servicing the space economy
... or to give it the station-keeping and manoeuvring capability for 10 years or more of useful life, for example. Once satellite servicing becomes a reality in the next few years, a spacecraft with almost the same technologies can be employed for...
September 2018
Bridging the ‘digital divide’ with nanosatellites
... management at unmanned sites and offshore platforms drastically cuts down the cost and risk of these operations. Satellite services from Sky and Space Global can facilitate the deployment of smart grids in remote regions where terrestrial...
September 2019
Extending the life of geostationary orbit satellites
... for nearly a decade, during which time the company has invested considerable funding and effort to develop a satellite servicing business. The company’s Rendezvous, Proximity Operations and Docking (RPOD) laboratory was founded in 2008 and has...
February 2021
Satellites are key to unlocking a better-connected world
... for customers. It provides the scalability and flexibility required to run successful, very efficient satellite networks and allows satellite service providers to build and adapt their network easily as their business grows. With this implementation...
February 2021
In-orbit servicing and insurance – a marriage of convenience?
...makers and all who recognise the necessity of achieving sustainable space development. SpaceTug, Airbus’ autonomous satellite servicing vehicle, will rely on advanced robotics, electric propulsion, vision-based navigation and rendezvous and proximity...
September 2021
Developing an in-orbit servicing and manufacturing economy
... missions such as active debris removal, satellite servicing, large aperture modular space telescopes and ...the maturation of the IOS market will help to protect established satellite services, which for the UK alone amount to some £300 billion ...
