December 2021
The rise of the UK space economy
... our environmental impact on the planet. Government enthusiasm The development of new markets in high volume, low-cost satellite systems is extremely attractive The current UK government has retained this enthusiasm for space and is now realising its...
June 2022
Military space – how worried should we be?
... by others. A similar model was developed by Russia (GLONASS), China (Beidou) and India, the Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNSS). Europe developed a technical workaround to circumvent the dual use problem by part-funding its...
February 2023
Remote sensing by satellite - People’s Republic of China
... Jilin-1 is China’s first, self-developed, commercial remote sensing satellite system and is operated by the Chang Guang Satellite Technology Corporation (CGSTC). The Jilin-1 satellite constellation is the core project and will eventually be composed...
September 2023
Satellite manufacturing - building to size, speed and security
... in a better future. When the company acquired Tyvak Nano-Satellites Systems in 2013, it was under the auspices of Dr Jordi ... 2022, we supported the Lockheed Martin In-space Upgrade Satellite System (LINUSS) mission involving two of the most versatile...
October 2023
Remote sensing by satellite - People’s Republic of China
... synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) technology, working together in pairs (the satellite system is probably similar to the German TanDEM-X satellite system). Tianhui 2 satellites are believed to operate in the X-band and have a resolution of 3 m. The...
October 2024
Space exploration remains a crucial endeavour for humanity
...with various analyses suggesting significant growth as technologies and the market mature. The O3b mPOWER communications satellite system, owned and operated by SES provides global broadband connectivity for a range of applications including cellular...
