As part of the partnership between SpaceWatch.Global and Joint Air Power Competence Centre, we have been granted permission to publish selected articles and texts. We are pleased to present “From Satellite Generations to a Continuous Evolution”, originally published on the Joint Air Power Competence website.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Share: Chinese ‘High-Risk’ Corporate Space Actors
As part of the partnership between SpaceWatch.Global and Joint Air Power Competence Centre, we have been granted permission to publish selected articles and texts. We are pleased to present “Chinese ‘High-Risk’ Corporate Space Actors”, originally published on the Joint Air Power Competence website.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Opinion: Space Debris – A Major Challenge for the Future of Humanity
This piece describes the challenges posed by the increasing proliferation of orbital space debris, as well as debris falling back to Earth. It describes how a ‘business as usual’ case going forward threatens to result in outer space becoming less accessible and navigable, thus compromising future space activities. It describes the existing legal and governance frameworks that has been developed
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Share: African Space Industry Revenue to Surpass USD 10.24 billion by 2024 Despite COVID-19 Setback
As the leading analytics and consulting company focusing on the African space and satellite industry, Space in Africa has released the African Space Industry Annual Report, 2021 Edition. The report was built on the two previous editions to analyse space activities across the continent, industry dynamics, and trends,
Read More »European Rover Challenge goes into its 7th edition 2021 in Poland
As part of the partnership between SpaceWatch.Global and ERC Space and Robotic Events, we have been granted permission to publish content regarding the European Rover Challenge 2021. We are pleased to present “European Rover Challenge 2021 with two formulas and a Martian volcano”.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Column: Dongfang Hour China Aerospace News Roundup 5 July – 11 July 2021
As part of the partnership between SpaceWatch.Global and Orbital Gateway Consulting we have been granted permission to publish selected articles and texts. We are pleased to present “Dongfang Hour China Aerospace News Roundup 5 July – 11 July”. Hello and welcome to another episode of the Dongfang Hour China Aero/Space News Roundup!
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Opinion: Addressing the limitations of our current approach to collision risk from space debris
The advent of large satellite constellations has focused attention on the risks associated with increasing activity in space. The growing space traffic and debris population, which results in more conjunctions, has made apparent the limitations of our collision avoidance capabilities and processes.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Opinion: Smart Space Firms Should Tackle Downlinking Constraints
An underrecognized yet critical segment of the space sector is downlinking. Launch vehicles and satellites capture most of the headlines, but in and of themselves they have little value. They are a means to an end: they enable the flow of data that benefits people back here on Earth. Put differently, downstream applications justify investing in and developing new launch vehicles and satellites.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Opinion: Orbofleet’s Take on Mega-constellations and LEO Satellite Market
As Orbofleet’s market research report on Non-Geostationary Orbit (NGSO) satellite operators will be soon available for purchase, here we present key pointers that provide a brief outlook on the current status of the major global NGSO satellite operators.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Share: Insight – 3rd Summit for Space Sustainability
Secure World Foundation (SWF) successfully concluded its third annual Summit for Space Sustainability this past month (June 22-24, 2021), marking yet another milestone in what is becoming a marquee tradition for the space community. Even though this year’s event had to be virtual, SWF once again managed to create an engaging and interactive platform
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