January 2023
Clearing space junk from orbit
... mission to remove space debris, we can keep space open for future generations and protect the important satellite services that modern life depends on”. UKSA requirements for this mission are pushing the development of commercial removal...
July 2014
View from Inmarsat: the search for MH370 and using satellites for safety
... and for reasons we may never know headed south. Inmarsat is a long-standing provider of satellite communication (satcom) safety services supporting aircraft on a worldwide basis. The company has over 30 years’ experience in designing, launching...
November 2021
Space insurance and the future of risk management
... that may one day provide additional premium income. This has certainly been the case with satellite servicing technologies, as shown by interest in Astroscale’s ELSA-d debris removal demonstration mission, which was launched to orbit successfully...
19 March 2021
World's first commercial space debris removal demo set for launch
Satellite servicing firm Astroscale is getting ready to launch its ELSA-d ... a capture mechanism that will attach to a Docking Plate on the ‘Client’ satellite. The Servicer and Client will then de-orbit together, burning up as they re-enter the Earth...
March 2015
Supplanting the state: rewards and risks
... a step forward when Thuraya Telecommunications, the Dubai-based mobile satellite services (MSS) operator, released the Thuraya SatSleeve in March 2013. The VIPturbo satellite modem Satellite will increasingly become part of our lives The SatSleeve...
25 November 2021
Astroscale secures multi-million dollar investment from Seraphim
... focused on space tech, has made a new $12.5 million investment into Astroscale Holdings Inc, the market leader in satellite servicing and long-term orbital sustainability across all orbits. Astroscale closed a $109 million series F round which...
