April 2021
Satellite servicing comes of age
...docking of MEV-1, the company sees its overall mission as ‘delivering the future of space’ by enabling, for example, satellite servicing and the in-orbit assembly of new facilities. As with many other aspects of space development, science fiction got...
April 2021
Satellites in the cloud: data from orbit
...cloud-based mission control system, an early indication of the range of virtualised and cloud-native services currently in development across the satellite sector. The satcom world meanwhile, continues to be abuzz with Non-GEO HTS constellations, yet...
January 2019
Preparing for a robotic revolution in Earth orbit
... on orbit, but this data is about to become available thanks to robotic systems. Effective Space s Space Drone satellite servicing spacecraft. Tugging, refuelling, deployable manipulation and ultra-close inspection can all be provided to unmodified...
March 2015
ARTES and the world of satcoms
... of the space industry: more than half of the space business involves building and launching communication satellites. Satcoms services and applications are the largest space sector and are a major driver of space technology and developments...
10 March 2015
ARTES and the world of satcoms
... of the space industry: more than half of the space business involves building and launching communication satellites. Satcoms services and applications are the largest space sector and are a major driver of space technology and developments...
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...
