Sateliot and Sentrisense forge pact to monitor electric grid
Sateliot and Sentrisense plan to offer satellite connectivity for electric grid sensors.
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Space industry undeterred by congestion and debris
The space industry does not expect its growth to be dampened by congestion or doom-and-gloom narrative, executives said Feb.
Small satellite sector should prepare for Starship
Small satellite manufacturers should prepare for the emergence of rideshare flights on the SpaceX Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy launch vehicle, according to panelists speaking Feb.
Anuvu’s small satellite constellation to use Telesat ground infrastructure
Anuvu said Feb. 7 it is leasing ground infrastructure from Canadian satellite operator Telesat for a geostationary constellation it expects to start deploying this year.
A circular economy to tackle space junk
Southampton researchers have developed the world's first robust method for estimating the value and mass of space junk.
A fully circular economy for space—removing space junk and reusing or recycling it—is a viable possibility to safeguard the future for satellites and space exploration, according to new research from the University of Southampton.
The research estimates there is billions, potentially trillions, of dollars' worth of recyclable materials, in the form of space junk (mission debris and defunct satellites), orbiting the Earth. Knowing what is 'out there' will enable viable solutions to the growing problem to be effectively and justifiably pursued.
Space junk is a form of pollution that poses a threat to future space exploration and satellites—which we rely heavily on here on Earth.
As of January 2021, the US Space Surveillance Network reported 21,901 artificial objects in orbit around Earth, including almost 4,500 functioning satellites. But these are just the objects large enough to be tracked. There is also estimated to be more than 128 million pieces of debris smaller than 1cm, more than 900,000 pieces measuring 1cm to 10cm, and 34,000 pieces larger than 10cm.
Virgin Orbit narrows down cause of LauncherOne failure
Virgin Orbit’s chief executive said Feb. 7 that a problem with a relatively inexpensive part may be linked to the failure of the company’s latest launch last month.
As directed by Congress, Space Force to procure wideband communications satellite
The U.S.
NASA refining Artemis exploration architecture
NASA is still working to refine an architecture for the next phases of its Artemis lunar exploration campaign which it now expects to roll out in April.
Space Force touts benefits of deploying military payloads on commercial satellites
The Pathfinder 2 military transponder will give the U.S.
Spectrum strategy divides emerging direct-to-smartphone market
Executives with plans to connect satellites directly to smartphones sparred at the SmallSat Symposium Feb.
