September 2017
Measuring space debris risk
...-two centimetre population in order to validate and improve debris modelling. One interesting programme is Astroscale’s IDEA OSG1 small satellite, which will use two Space Debris Monitors supplied by the Japanese Space Agency (JAXA). It is due...
May 2018
Delivering farming solutions with satellite-powered data analytics
... a solid foundation with decades of datasets to be exploited for value creation in applications right here on Earth. The small satellite revolution has further extended the scope of applications with companies today having constellations that can...
April 2021
Making space part of the everyday European agenda
.... These have been held annually and at the first one I issued a challenge to see AI being tested on small satellites. We went on to do exactly that in launching last September PhiSat One, designed to demonstrate how onboard artificial intelligence...
January 2023
Portugal’s sustainable space strategy
... during the decade. The first, ‘Atlantic Constellation’, is about fostering the development of a constellation of small satellites dedicated to investigating and monitoring the Atlantic Ocean, responding to climate-change challenges, increased...
10 January 2023
Virgin Orbit fails to deliver on first launch from UK
... The two-stage, expendable launch vehicle is designed to place small satellites of up to 500 kg (1,100 lb) into a wide ...low-cost route to orbit as the demand for sending small satellites into low Earth orbit grows exponentially. Chris Larmour, CEO...
30 May 2023
Virgin Orbit cuts its losses and ceases operations
... operational launches, which all lifted off from California, were all successful and had deployed a total of 33 small satellites. But what turned out to be the company's final mission still notched up a number of space firsts, including the...
