26 August 2020
LEO constellations will "fundamentally change" astronomy, warns new report
... ends,” and that observatories will also need to adapt to overcome the difficulties faced with growing numbers of constellations. Nonetheless, those who attended the conference explain that many added measures by astronomers to mitigate the problem...
24 May 2019
SpaceX launches first 60 satellites of its Starlink mega-constellation
...so that he can complete his internet-from-space mega constellation. All in all SpaceX plans to deploy nearly 12,000...many as 1,140 satellites yet to be deployed in the Starlink constellation, one could argue that the skies above our planet are already ...
13 September 2017
New constellation to reshape Earth observation market
... to be equipped with this technology. “With Pléiades Neo, we will have the most advanced high-resolution constellation on offer for both commercial and secured governmental applications with another four satellites added to our existing ...
08 July 2019
Amazon seeks approval for 3,236 broadband satellite constellation
... of 590 kilometres, 610 kilometres, and 630 kilometres – much closer to Earth than some of the other broadband constellations currently under development. The Kuiper System's fleet of 3,236 Ka-band satellites are designed to maximise spectrum reuse...
01 September 2016
Mega-constellation deployment to be discussed at IAC 2016
... at 1200 km altitude and in 18 different orbit planes and will provide global high-speed communication. The SpaceX constellation will consist of 4000 satellites, operate at 1100 km altitude and provide high-speed internet communication. The IAC...
30 May 2017
Plans for Europe's first commercial video satellite constellation
... test performance and confirm capabilities for the future constellation, including tasking, data downlinks to ground stations... US counterparts. “We have designed and developed our constellation for organisations that need to strike a different balance...
