April 2021
Norway’s pioneering use of microsatellites
... space was possible, and that a small and cost-effective satellite could handle this operational job. It made Norway a pioneer in using small satellites for operational services, and caught international interest and attention. The utility of AISSat...
August 2016
Polish Space Agency pursues task of developing country’s space expertise
... technologies in Poland has been rising and, at the same time, the quality of the products and services utilising satellite technologies offered by Polish companies has greatly increased. In order for Poland to effectively participate in and further...
February 2017
Protecting our space interests
...used for meteorology and remote sensing, as well as telecommunication satellite constellations. There are currently about 1,200 operational satellites, or functional satellites delivering a service, of which 450 are operating in GEO. Most of the rest...
June 2014
Space 1.0 to Space 3.0: from Gagarin to market growth
...for around 10 per cent (the lowering of corporate risk); included in the production of space rockets and satellites are launch services (vertical integration). However, all space sector companies are large, with little competition. So there is little...
January 2021
Time to change our relationship with space?
... as the primary definition of space, over 90 percent of space revenue actually comes from satellite systems and services. Furthermore, the use of satellite data is driving the development of whole new industries. Revolutions We need more David...
February 2018
Our space future lies in innovation
... for large constellations. But there’s a big debate about the role of constellations and geostationary satellites in delivering services such as broadband to the widest number of people. We’re certainly helping to shape that debate and I don...
