June 2021
Is NewSpace really so new?
...a specific (niche) market; the development of satellite constellations in low Earth orbit (LEO) based on smallsats, replacing the previous satellites in geostationary orbit (GEO). We can relate this to an underlying rationale to bring products to the...
October 2023
Remote sensing by satellite - People’s Republic of China
... questionable. The behaviours exhibited by these satellites indicate a mixture of applications. All TJS satellites are in geostationary orbit (GEO). Some appear to be built for missile warning (built by the Shanghai Institute of Satellite Engineering...
February 2022
An interplanetary transportation system
...-Planetary Transportation System encompasses two space elevators to move mass from Earth to a train station beyond geostationary orbit (GEO), known collectively as the Galactic Harbour; a Space Train to transfer that mass from the vicinity of Earth...
August 2017
On-orbit assembly will deliver major benefits in coming decade
... and provide launch savings of several hundred million dollars. Communications satellites On-orbit assembly can also provide payoff for telecommunications in geostationary orbit (GEO). Consider the data distribution sector where the satellite is used...
March 2019
Urgent action needed to avert space debris threat
... impossible. This could be the case not only for LEO, but also for medium Earth orbit (MEO) and geostationary orbit (GEO). So, it is absolutely imperative that we tackle the issue of congestion and debris in space before LEO constellations are...
April 2019
Space launch industry analysis
..., all these satellites will need to be launched. Launch providers, already suffering from a downturn in the traditional geostationary orbit (GEO) launch market, will be relieved. The world’s main commercial launch providers are hoping to make up for...
