August 2018
Flouting the rules on satellite registrations
... using foreign rockets, was accidentally omitted. Similarly, registration of the short-lived STS-44, SEDS-1 and STS-66 satellites were omitted by error. The registration information of 1991-1A initially included the USA as the territory of launch and...
April 2021
Satellite servicing comes of age
... a whiteboard in the mid-2000s had finally resulted in an operating, docked ‘stack’ of spacecraft in GEO. The world’s first satellite servicing vehicle had proven itself in commercial use, opening up a whole new kind of privately funded space market...
March 2022
Smoothing the journey to space with the satellite-as-a-service model
...-as-a-service and mission-as-a-service A solution to this challenge involves using a shared-access, single host/multi-tenant satellite. This approach can dramatically lower costs and speed up the development schedule of many areas of space technology...
May 2024
The challenges of satellite communications on the move
... antenna beams. Instead of a parabolic dish that is mechanically rotated in azimuth and elevation to maintain beam-pointing at the satellite, electronic antennas are being developed. Electronic beam steering can do this without moving parts and can...
October 2025
Software defined satellites and the ground segment
... correctly, can provide a level of security that may be difficult to replicate outside of the Cloud. What is clear is that, as satellites and ground infrastructure move from being hardware to software-based, the mechanisms that protect them to ensure...
May 2018
Satellite data helps combat illegal shark fishing
... The types of data incorporated into the system include: Open and proprietary vessel tracking telemetry Satellite-based RADAR observations Satellite-based optical and near-infrared imagery Unmanned aerial, surface or underwater vehicle sensors Global...
