March 2018
Shifting lines and new horizons in Earth observation markets
... with lots of metaphorical ‘gold miners’ looking to strike it rich in EO data business. Alongside the development of service companies, satellite manufacturers have demonstrated they can become the new ‘shovel sellers’ in the analogy, proposing agile...
April 2018
Servicing the space economy
... or to give it the station-keeping and manoeuvring capability for 10 years or more of useful life, for example. Once satellite servicing becomes a reality in the next few years, a spacecraft with almost the same technologies can be employed for...
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...
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...
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...
