June 2015
European lab in the sky: OP-SAT and new potential for ESA spacecraft
..., and packed with powerful miniature electronic hardware and instruments for the experimenters to use (See box). To reduce cost, OPS-SAT will fly as a hightech nanosat, measuring just 10 X 10 X 30 cm in size. The radiation environment of space means...
September 2017
Engaging the private sector in space exploration
... instruments. Bartolomeo would attract new commercial users, as companies could piggy-back off existing resources to reduce cost. TELDASAT: A system prototype, designed to demonstrate global satellite-based ‘machine-to-machine’ data services from the...
October 2024
Virtualisation of the satellite sector
... the satellite ecosystem: teleports, gateways, operators, service providers and ground system vendors. Ultimately, it will result in reduced costs and complexity and create opportunities to expand markets. The satellite sector has been slow to adopt...
January 2023
China’s space ambitions fuel defence spending and global innovation
... tapping into large future markets. It has sold low-cost commercial satellites to several countries and offered others money, ...and non-Keplerian tracking algorithms. Space Launch/Access: reduce cost and cycle time and launch on demand, high performance...
01 September 2016
New software uses satellite data to monitor wildlife habitats by airports
..., making it easier to use than existing systems. It has been tested in a number of Danish airports and has led to reduced costs while complying with the legal requirement of monitoring a 13km radius. “Using Earth observation data is more efficient...
15 June 2018
Company aims to reach orbit with spinning rocket
... approach to delivering objects like satellites into orbit will reduce costs by orders of magnitude, thus allowing for multiple launches...blasting off on average around once a month and costing significantly more than the $500,000 the startup plans...
