From geopolitical events, to improved manufacturing techniques, to direct-to-cell efforts, here are the technology trends that will drive the satellite industry over the next year. As we enter 2024, the opportunities for satellite technology development seem as vast and unending as outer space itself. Certain technology trends remain powerful drivers across the space domain year…

LOS ANGELES – The business case for space-based remote sensing and other satellite derived technologies has surpassed the traditional military and big-government sectors. Companies and organizations from BP, to the World Wildlife Fund, to Hilton Hotels, shared stories last week about how they are building new tools to help their individual causes, fueled by satellite…

For decades, the mention of space-faring nations has brought to mind major players like the United States, Russia, China, India, and Europe. But that dynamic is rapidly shifting. In recent months, Poland announced it would procure two Earth Observation (EO) satellites from Airbus, meant to increase military reconnaissance capabilities. Around the same time, Luxembourg committed to SES’ O3b…

The past few years has seen an upsurge in activity in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO), led by megaconstellations of broadband satellites from SpaceX’s Starlink and OneWeb, followed by flocks of Earth observation, IoT, and military satellites. Within the next decade, Amazon’s Project Kuiper and Telesat’s Lightspeed constellations will send even more smallsats into that orbit. Meanwhile,…