25 January 2019
OneWeb targets mid-February for launch of first satellites
... on a Soyuz rocket after OneWeb Satellites announced this week the delivery of the first satellites for its mega constellation to the French Guiana launch site. An Arianespace-operated Soyuz rocket will be launching the 150 kg satellites directly...
January 2021
Safeguarding space - lessons from decommissioning in the energy industry
... in low Earth orbit (LEO), with companies from around the world looking to use these so-called mega-constellations to provide enhanced communications and unprecedented internet connectivity across the planet. The potential developments are on a scale...
April 2021
Space industry trends in the pandemic
...and how SpaceX can close the business case for mega-constellations in the coming year. SpaceX’s ‘Better Than ...exponentially in the coming years with thousands of satellites from mega-constellations coming online. In fact, we are tracking about 200...
September 2019
Expectations in a connected world
... With large players such as Amazon, SpaceX, Telesat and OneWeb investing heavily in low Earth orbit (LEO) mega-constellations, it’s clear that satellite has the potential to take seamless connectivity one step further by connecting consumers wherever...
April 2019
The changing economics of space
.... There is an increasing focus now on the potential to create more debris with the imminent launch of a number of new mega-constellations.. The European Space Agency (ESA) estimates there are around 3,200 objects in LEO (low Earth orbit...
May 2022
The Space Industry in 2022
... help us validate launch operations and mission management procedures that will be used when deploying its full mega-constellation. New Space developments The pipeline for space Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) remains active in spite...
