July 2014
A revitalised space sector reduces costs and makes space data more accessible
... site precisely and immediately. We can already do a great deal with satellite systems. However, technical advances in communications systems, next generation satellite navigation with centimetre accuracy, and ever more sophisticated and accessible...
October 2015
Copernicus, ESA’s most ambitious Earth Observation programme
...- and night-time hours, as well as under cloudy conditions. The follow-on EUMETSAT Polar System is now under way to replace the current satellite system in the 2020 timeframe and to contribute to the IJPS. Started in 2005 under the name...
April 2017
Urgent action needed to keep satellites safe in orbit
... in the vicinity of the GEO belt and mitigation of its impact on commercial satellites” (Address to the 30th AIAA International Communications Satellite Systems Conference (ICSSC), Ottawa, Canada, 24-17 September 2012). 4 EA Taylor, Orbit Theory and...
May 2017
Future space applications and their regulatory needs
... dual use implications complicate the international cooperation and regulatory aspects of this vital capability. Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) are a more recent technology but have quickly become a vital utility for our interconnected...
August 2017
On-orbit assembly will deliver major benefits in coming decade
...four different regions simultaneously. Due to the dynamic nature of end-user data distribution requests, these satellite systems typically achieve utilisation rates of only 60 to 70 percent. An increase in the number of antennas, without changing any...
April 2018
Transforming the launch market for small spacecraft
... individual or small batches of small spacecraft. The Orbital ATK Pegasus XL rocket carrying NASA’s Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System, or CYGNSS, spacecraft is released from its carrier. Pegasus is currently the only active small launcher...
