Technology

Australian nanosatellite startup Inovor Technologies has proposed a new potential solution to monitor orbital debris: using optical sensors from Low Earth Orbit (LEO) to track space junk further out in Geosynchronous Earth...

As smallsat constellations and 5G loom ever closer, countless new companies have emerged to find their niche in the aerospace value chain. Europe in particular, where both governments and venture...

Euroconsult expects more than 6,200 smallsats will be launched over the next 10 years, according to its “Prospects for the Small Satellite Market” report released on Aug. 11. Analysts from the...

DigitalGlobe has announced the SpaceNet Challenge Round 2 results and its plans for the next challenge as well. A collaboration between DigitalGlobe, CosmiQ Works, and NVIDIA, SpaceNet leverages an online...

We have laws, regulations, and norms of behavior on our roadways, waterways, and airways. We classify and regulate traffic based on things like size, maneuverability, weight, hazard potential, and others....

Ursa Space Systems has announced its planned expansion to provide global oil inventory coverage. Building on its China Oil Storage Report, Ursa will deliver Global Oil Storage Reports on a...

Clyde Space has commissioned a ground station at its Glasgow, Scotland headquarters to control and track satellites for its customers. The station includes a fine accuracy rotator system enabling high...

Chinese researchers have been experimenting with laser technology in hopes of unlocking a new way to securely transmit data via satellite using quantum technology. Now, researchers have announced some progress...

It was all smallsats this week at the Small Satellite Conference in Utah. However, the conversations about smallsats’ place in our industry has been going on for quite a while....

Young smallsat companies seeking to build a successful business must be wary of the implications that come along with their investors’ capital, warned a panel of experts at the SmallSat...