How far have we come in achieving the UN's sustainable development goals that we are committed to nationally and internationally? Yes, it can be difficult to make a global assessment of poverty and poor economic conditions, but with an eye in the sky, researchers are able to give us a very good hint of the living conditions of populations in the world's poor countries.
Read More »Small Satellite Launch Market Revenues To Exceed $69 Billion By 2030 – Report
Frost & Sullivan forecasts an estimated launch demand for 11,746 small satellites for new constellation installations and replacement missions by 2030. Such demand would take the small-satellite launch services market past the U.S.$69 billion mark and present significant growth opportunities throughout the industry.
Read More »Switzerland’s Astrocast Launches 3 New ‘Pilots’ For Affordable IoT
Swiss satellite operator, Astrocast, has lofted three new pilot Nanosatellites that promote affordable Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity. The pilots are designed specifically for IoT applications and Astrocast’s two-way system allows companies to monitor and control their remote assets, including over-the-air upgrades at lower latency and cost than existing satellite communications networks.
Read More »DigitalGlobe’s WorldView-4 Imaging Satellite Suffers Technical Failure In Orbit
Maxar Technologies Inc., a global technology innovator powering the new space economy, today reported that its WorldView-4 satellite experienced a failure in its control moment gyros (CMGs), preventing the satellite from collecting imagery due to the loss of an axis of stability.
Read More »Japan’s Infostellar Partners With UK’s Satellite Applications Catapult For Ground Station Access
The Satellite Applications Catapult and Infostellar have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to provide UK businesses with enhanced access to the Satellite Applications Catapult’s ground station in Goonhilly, Cornwall.
Read More »India Installs SATCOM Ground Stations And Terminals In SAARC Member-States
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will deliver five ground stations and a total of 500 Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSAT) to enable its neighbours to benefit from satellite-based services such as TV, Internet, telephone, disaster management, and telemedicine.
Read More »Indian Military Space: Hughes India And Sterlite Tech Enable Satcom Connectivity For Indian Navy
Hughes Communications India has been selected to provide a high-performance satellite broadband system for India's Naval Communication Network (NCN).
Read More »Indian Government Aims To Build LEO And MEO Satellite Communications Constellation
The Indian government is considering building a constellation of communications satellite is low-Earth and Medium-Earth orbits (LEO and MEO) in order to provide improved connectivity across the country with reduced latency, as the South Asian country seeks to be the latest entity to build a large constellation of satellites, albeit the first to do so as a government programme.
Read More »U.S. Warns Of Consequences As Iran Prepares To Launch Satellites
As Iran makes preparation to launch three satellites using Iranian launch vehicles, the United States has warned Tehran not to conduct the launches and condemned the Iranian space programme as a deceptive measure that in reality is designed to help build long-range ballistic missiles.
Read More »ASX-Listed Sky And Space Global Misses Payments To GomSpace For Pearls CubeSats
Danish CubeSat manufacturer has apparently slow-rolled manufacturing of 200 Pearl CubeSats for the Australian Stock Exchange-listed New Space company Sky and Space Global after two payments thought to be worth U.S.$2.3 million have been missed, according to a report in Space News.
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