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Connectivity
From Wildfires to Heavy Equipment: Case Studies for Satellite IoT
Most fires don’t start as big explosions, but as small, smoldering hazes that look like yellowish pillows of smoke. It can take between one and several hours for a flame […]
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SATELLITE
Industry Collaboration is Urgent to Avoid Collisions, Space Domain Awareness Experts Say
The satellite industry must figure out how multiple stakeholders can work together to manage space and mitigate debris while addressing concerns such as lack of trust or the presence of […]
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Launch
Smallsat Launchers Point to Pent-Up Demand Amid Space Access Challenges
The surge in demand for smallsat launch raises a number of questions: What’s driving the growth? How do industries that want to get into Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) find the right […]
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Technology
Aalyria Shares its Vision for Spacetime, a Network Optimization Software
Aalyria, the Google spinoff that emerged from stealth mode in September, made its big-stage debut at SATELLITE 2023 with a demonstration of its buzzy Spacetime software platform on Monday, March […]
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Finance
Satellite Industry CEOs Strike Optimistic Tone, While Assessing Risks to the Space Economy
Satellite industry leaders struck a cautiously optimistic note about the industry’s future at the Tuesday morning Opening General Session at SATELLITE 2023, hailing innovations fueling the space economy, while cautioning […]
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Technology
Industry CTOs Highlight Laser Communications, Artificial Intelligence, and Emerging Challenges
The Monday morning CTO roundtable at SATELLITE 2023 brought together leaders from innovative space companies to convene on buzzworthy developments in laser communications, AI, and system architecture and design. Yet […]
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Space Economy
Fueling the First Space-Based Economy | January/February 2023
When asked about how he envisions the space-based space economy 50 years from now, Clay Mowry, chief revenue officer of Voyager Space, pauses for a moment. He could take this […]
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Space Economy
Fueling the First Space-Based Economy
When asked about how he envisions the space-based space economy 50 years from now, Clay Mowry, chief revenue officer of Voyager Space, pauses for a moment. He could take this […]
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Earth Observation
How Satellite Imagery Magnified Ukraine to the World | November 2022
There’s a saying that a picture is worth a thousand words. But in 2022, much of the imagery that’s captured by commercial satellites flying over Ukraine has rendered the world […]
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Government/Military
How Satellite Imagery Magnified Ukraine to the World
There’s a saying that a picture is worth a thousand words. But in 2022, much of the imagery that’s captured by commercial satellites flying over Ukraine has rendered the world […]
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SATELLITE
Space Crowding in LEO is a Challenge, But Improvements in Design and Traffic Management Offer Hope
Just how crowded is Low-Earth Orbit [LEO], and how can the satellite industry do more to prevent collision and manage traffic? These questions, which continue to perplex satellite industry stakeholders, […]
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SATELLITE
Exploring the Best Practices to Hire and Maintain Diverse Talent in the Satellite Industry
The ideals of diversity, equity, and inclusion, or DEI, have permeated human resource departments within every industry, and organizations have made big commitments to improve equitability. Yet while the satellite […]
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SATELLITE
New Space Companies Face a Pivotal Year in 2022
The New Space economy is poised for a big growth year in all areas, from satellite manufacturing to rocket launches, and satellite self-servicing. It’s also poised for a lot of […]
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SATELLITE
Smallsat Launchers Focus on Customer Requirements and Attracting the Right Talent
Dozens of small satellite launch startups have entered the market, aiming to make launching technology more affordable and reliable. But while the last two years haven’t been without challenges, Monday’s […]
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Finance
Satellite Industry Leaders Define their Biggest Opportunities and Threats
The 2020s have ushered in global challenges that in many ways eclipsed those of the previous decade — yet for the space industry, the opportunities, too, have also been unprecedented, […]
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SATELLITE
Keynote Celebrates NASA’s Commercial Collaboration in LEO, and the Investment Opportunities in Climate Change
While the world is slowly adapting to new norms with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, new global challenges are emerging, from warfare and economic sanctions to the acceleration of climate change. […]
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SATELLITE
A Growing Reliance on Space Data and Analytics Drives Better Decision Making on Earth
Satellite data enables critical Earth intelligence, from showing the pace of deforestation over 10 years, or forecasting a potential disruption to the titanium supply chain. But given the mind boggling […]
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SATELLITE
Sustainability Topics Take Center Stage at This Year’s Show
If you ask a dozen satellite industry veterans about the biggest development in space sustainability, chances are they’ll say “awareness.” Across the industry, we’re seeing deeper commitments to sustainability in […]
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Technology
How Tech Innovations Can Support a More Sustainable Space Environment
Aeronautical engineer Austin Link entered his post-graduate career amid the initial SpaceX Falcon 9 launches, dreaming about a future on orbit where, as he puts it, “we could sail the […]
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Sustainability
How Tech Innovations Can Support a More Sustainable Space Environment | December 2021
Aeronautical engineer Austin Link entered his post-graduate career amid the initial SpaceX Falcon 9 launches, dreaming about a future on orbit where, as he puts it, “we could sail the […]
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Finance
Inside the UK Space Sector Renaissance
In the wake of Brexit, OneWeb’s shakeup, and a pandemic that wreaked havoc on the economy, the United Kingdom is emerging as a space and satellite-industry powerhouse. Even Queen Elizabeth […]
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Technology
Satellite Data’s Role in the Fight Against Climate Change
Carbon Mapper’s footage of bright red methane plumes scattered across a grayish-violet backdrop look like angry canker sores from a distance. But the aerial footage, taken from 10,000 feet above […]
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Earth Observation
Satellite Data’s Role in the Fight Against Climate Change | August 2021
Carbon Mapper’s footage of bright red methane plumes scattered across a grayish-violet backdrop look like angry canker sores from a distance. But the aerial footage, taken from 10,000 feet above […]
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Technology
How Software-Defined Satellites Will Shape Communications | April 2021
When Intelsat kicked off 2021 with an announcement that it had ordered two Airbus OneSat Geostationary (GEO) software-defined satellites to drive new applications, the service provider offered a new roadmap […]
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Technology
How Software-Defined Satellites Will Shape Communications
When Intelsat kicked off 2021 with an announcement that it had ordered two Airbus OneSat Geostationary (GEO) software-defined satellites to drive new applications, the service provider offered a new roadmap […]
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SATELLITE
Industry Leaders Weigh in on WRC-19, and What’s Next for Operators
The 2019 World Radiocommunications Conference (WRC-19) left the satellite industry filled with concerns over an uncertain future, as the need for broadband internet grows and multiple competing industries and nations […]
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Technology
Sustainable Space: Utopian Dream or Reality?
When Oliver Juckenhöfel began his career in the satellite industry in the mid-1990s, commercial and governmental organizations were heavily focused on launching satellites in the most efficient way possible. The […]
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Environment
Sustainable Space: Utopian Dream or Reality? | April 2020
When Oliver Juckenhöfel began his career in the satellite industry in the mid-1990s, commercial and governmental organizations were heavily focused on launching satellites in the most efficient way possible. The […]
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SATELLITE
What’s Driving Smallsat Growth in GEO?
With small satellites or cubesats, there’s a tendency — even among satellite industry veterans — to think about their activities in Low-Earth Orbits (LEO) and Medium-Earth Orbits (MEO). But if […]
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SATELLITE
Kymeta, AWS Tout the Importance of Hybrid Solutions in Satellite
The next big thing in satellite won’t be limited to Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) or one particular frequency or technology. Organizations will need to invest in hybrid solutions — pulling from […]




























