April 2018
Future Cubesat swarms pose significant communications challenges
... ground stations on Earth. Therefore, every CubeSat in orbit must be registered within a swarm in order to access the network. Delay-tolerant networks (DTN) are recommended within the inter-swarm architecture in order to minimise the loss of data and...
March 2016
Philosophical perspectives on space
... part? Or should one be careful and say networks in plural? For not only is there the scientific network but also the technological network, the economic network, the societal network and the cultural network, all with their particular practices. And...
September 2019
Expectations in a connected world
... expand rapidly, so efficient management is imperative in ensuring reliable and flexible control of this ever-growing environment. A global network of data exchange satellites. For satellite and terrestrial operators alike, gone are the days that any...
October 2019
Making the most of Blockchain in space
..., access, add information to, and interact with. Now imagine that database is distributed on this decentralised, peer-to-peer network, meaning everyone always has a complete copy of the database and complete transparency into its content. Members...
October 2023
The impact of weather on Ka-band frequencies
... the probability of any outages from weather. To be able to optimise performance in this way, through design of the ground network, operators need to analyse historical weather patterns. Armed with that information, operators can ensure that they...
March 2018
Mapping the dark universe
... changes to the infrastructure. ESTRACK deep space antenna waveguide structure. Deep space ground stations ESA’s tracking network (ESTRACK) includes three deep space ground stations, which currently support different RF bands at 2GHz (S-band), 8GHz...
