Russia’s largest satellite fleet operator said the company’s plans to use bandwidth from non-Russian satellite constellations will need to be scrapped as western sanctions force Russia “to rely on domestic satellites only,” and that Russian satellite builders similarly lose access to non-Russian satellite payloads.
Constellations spoke with John Peterson, Executive Director of Aviation at Iridium about the technological and economic changes that are overcoming some of the unique challenges of in-air connectivity to help drive the sector’s anticipated growth.
Commercial SAR has existed for decades, but it wasn’t until 2018 that the U.S. joined this competitive market.
The growth of optical inter-satellite links has caused mixed reactions among ground service providers.
Constellations spoke with Guillaume Tanier, Co-founder and CEO of Leanspace, about the evolution of satellite operations and space networks, and the transformation to more agile, lower cost digital ground systems to drive industry growth and innovation.
Traveling internationally, I’ve been struck by how network interoperability has permeated all segments of the communications industry.
It’s often said government cannot keep up with private-sector technology advances. But when it comes to restricting exports, it’s a different story. The outpouring of NewSpace companies in recent years has created these new markets, and most of them are internationally competitive.
The smallsat market is poised for growth but industry experts are clear-eyed about the challenges on the horizon.
Experts examine data fusion as a powerful predictive decision-making tool for mapping a crowded space environment, and the imperative of tying it to specific requirements versus viewing it as a be-all solution.
