https://spacewatch.global/tag/on-orbit-servicing/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Fri, 17 Jul 2020 08:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/on-orbit-servicing/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2020/07/spacewatchgl-opinion-on-orbit-servicing-the-key-to-sustainability-in-space-or-an-emerging-area-for-armed-conflict/ Fri, 17 Jul 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=24223&preview=true&preview_id=24223 As orbital traffic continues to expand and flourish, on-orbit sustainability efforts must also evolve. On-Orbit Servicing (OOS) possesses the power to renovate degrading space assets and advance space sustainability through in-space manufacturing, orbit modification, refurbishment, and resource replenishment.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/06/astroscale-u-s-enters-the-geo-satellite-life-extension-market/ Fri, 05 Jun 2020 05:00:56 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=23188 Astroscale U.S. Inc., the US unit of Astroscale Holdings Inc., a market leader in securing long-term orbital sustainability, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the intellectual property and other assets and to hire certain members of the staff of Effective Space Solutions R&D Ltd. (ESS), an Israeli satellite life-extension and servicing company. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/04/spacewatch-gl-opinion-could-the-oneweb-insolvency-have-ended-differently/ Tue, 28 Apr 2020 11:00:59 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=21931 Is it time for a shift in norms: does the recent pandemic finally push the space sector into using asset-based financing? Could the OneWeb insolvency have ended differently?]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/04/intelsat-901-satellite-returns-to-service-using-northrop-grummans-mission-extension-vehicle/ Tue, 21 Apr 2020 05:00:26 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=21774 Intelsat announced on 17 April 2020 that Intelsat 901 has returned to service following the successful docking with the first Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV-1) from Northrop Grumman Corporation and the company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, SpaceLogistics LLC, on 25 February – the first time that two commercial spacecraft docked in geostationary orbit.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/04/spacewatchgl-op-ed-global-space-situational-awareness-needed-to-reduce-security-dilemmas-in-space/ Thu, 02 Apr 2020 11:00:03 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=21183 Rendezvous operations and orbital maneuvers are not new, but the political circumstances and technical possibilities are. Geopolitical tensions are increasingly replacing a relatively calm phase in space and the rhetoric relating to this domain is becoming correspondingly radicalized. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/03/spacelogistics-selected-by-darpa-as-commercial-partner-for-robotic-servicing-mission/ Tue, 10 Mar 2020 06:00:45 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=20387 SpaceLogistics LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corporation, has been selected by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) as its commercial partner for the agency’s Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/02/northrop-grumman-successfully-completes-historic-first-docking-of-mev-1-with-intelsat-901-satellite/ Fri, 28 Feb 2020 06:00:18 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=19999 Northrop Grumman Corporation's wholly-owned subsidiary, Space Logistics LLC, have successfully completed the first docking of the Mission Extension Vehicle-1 (MEV-1) to the Intelsat 901 (IS-901) spacecraft in order to provide life-extension services. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/02/spacewatchgl-perspectives-alexandra-stickings-on-the-difficulties-of-achieving-stability-with-rendezvous-and-proximity-operations/ Mon, 24 Feb 2020 09:00:22 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=19818 One of the more notable space stories of the past few weeks is that of two Russian satellites allegedly ‘stalking’ a KH-11 reconnaissance satellite operated by the US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/02/spacewatchgl-perspectives-kazuto-suzuki-on-need-for-international-rules-for-transparent-rendezvous-and-proximity-operations/ Fri, 21 Feb 2020 09:00:03 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=19734 One of the more notable space stories of the past few weeks is that of two Russian satellites allegedly ‘stalking’ a KH-11 reconnaissance satellite operated by the US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/10/spaceapps-hotdock-takes-centre-stage-at-iac-2019/ Fri, 25 Oct 2019 05:00:15 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=16635 SpaceApps is highlighting its pioneering HOTDOCK device for in-orbit servicing to delegates at IAC 2019 in Washington, DC from 21-25 October at booth 481.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/04/spacewatchgl-oped-india-destroys-its-own-satellite-with-a-test-missile-still-says-space-is-for-peace/ Sun, 07 Apr 2019 08:00:45 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=13370 On March 27, India announced it had successfully conducted an anti-satellite (ASAT) missile test, called “Mission Shakti”. After the United States, Russia and China, India is now the fourth country in the world to have demonstrated this capability.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/12/spacewatchgl-interview-dr-scott-pace-of-the-u-s-national-space-council-part-i/ Sun, 02 Dec 2018 09:00:32 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11670 The United States National Space Council was re-established by President Donald J. Trump in 2017 after ceasing operations in 1993. The Council works to develop a strategy for national space activities and also to foster co-operation with other countries and space agencies in order to advance the U.S. space agenda and to share information. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/11/euroconsult-forecasts-3300-satellites-worth-284-billion-over-next-decade/ Wed, 14 Nov 2018 06:00:21 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11300 According to the 21st edition of its report Satellites to be Built and Launched over the Next 10 Years, Euroconsult anticipates that 3,330 satellites with a mass over 50 kg will be launched on average each year by 2027 for government agencies and commercial organizations worldwide.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/10/spacewatchgl-interview-a-fond-farewell-from-michael-simpson-of-the-secure-world-foundation/ Sun, 28 Oct 2018 09:00:58 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11017 After seven fruitful years with the Secure World Foundation, Michael K. Simpson is retiring from his role as Executive Director. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/10/new-zealand-startup-zenno-astronautics-blazes-path-for-kiwi-new-space/ Fri, 26 Oct 2018 05:00:53 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11004 New Zealand startup ZENNO Astronautics, a satellite propulsion and software company founded by three students at the University of Auckland, has won a NZ$25,000 (U.S.$16,240) share of a NZ$100,000 (U.S.$64,950) total prize fund of the university’s 2018 Velocity Challenge.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/09/spacewatchgl-oped-out-with-the-old-in-with-the-new-legal-regimes-and-newspace/ Sun, 30 Sep 2018 08:00:43 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10608 Space activities are risky and challenging by their nature due to their reliance on highly sophisticated technologies, and the impact of a variety of factors on their successful conduct and significant investments at stake.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/09/israel-aerospace-industries-to-cooperate-with-effective-space-for-satellite-servicing/ Thu, 13 Sep 2018 05:00:18 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10397 Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has signed a cooperation agreement with New Space satellite servicing company Effective Space where IAI will be the prime contractor for Effective Space’s SPACE DRONETM capability in return for IAI securing equity investment for Effective Space.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/07/spacewatchgl-oped-on-orbit-servicing-or-roadside-assistance-in-space-by-businesscom-networks/ Sun, 08 Jul 2018 08:00:44 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=9352 There is a new sector emerging within the space industry that could utterly revolutionise the satellite sector. On-Orbit servicing could be the biggest advancement the industry has seen yet as it could bring with it the capabilities to tackle space debris, to repair operational satellites and even upgrade them, reducing the need for new satellites and addressing some of the industry’s greatest challenges. Here, BusinessCom Networks offers up its view on on-orbit servicing. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/02/securing-sovereign-data-balancing-spreading-risk-earth-space/ Sun, 25 Feb 2018 08:00:47 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=7590 https://spacewatch.global/2017/09/nasa-awards-ssl-next-phase-funding-dragonfly-orbit-assembly-program-demonstrates-confidence-public-private-partnership-space-robotics/ Thu, 21 Sep 2017 07:15:37 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=5701 This content is for members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read.]]>