01 June 2021
Space junk collision highlights need for intervention
..., spent rocket parts and other wayward objects, a problem is magnified by society's dependence on satellite systems for telecommunications, GPS and other everyday services. It is estimated that there are around 34,000 trackable objects - ...
02 May 2016
OneWeb Seeks Access to US Market.
...of broadband for everyone in the U.S. The OneWeb satellite constellation will help close the digital gap between developing...games, e-medicine, VOIP, and machine-to-machine services. The system will have low-cost, easy to install Ku-band user terminals...
05 March 2020
50th Anniversary of Black Arrow's first successful rocket launch
... of space in the UK.” Richard Gardner, chairman of FAST, said: “This significant addition to our own display of space satellites, systems and innovations that all came from the former RAE at Farnborough, should attract much interest, especially ...
10 July 2020
Satellite for US Air Force successfully launches
... constellation contract.” The Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicles Secondary Payload Adapter, or ESPA-class, satellite system will use L3Harris’ fully reprogrammable payload platform — allowing operators to reconfigure smallsat payloads on orbit...
July 2014
Achilles’ heel
... the economy. So which services have become parts of national infrastructure? The global navigation satellite system (GNSS) is an obvious example. Satellite networks provide the ability to allow instant credit card authorisation and automated banking...
October 2015
Down to Earth: how to deorbit satellites and save money
... of by direct re-entry, passivation is not required. This leads to simpler end-of-life operations and less complex satellite system design. Finally, a dedicated and independent decommissioning device increases significantly the chances of disposing...
