The History of OneWeb

OneWeb is a global communications company that is focused on providing broadband access to underserved areas of the world. The company was founded in 2012 and has quickly become a major player in the satellite communications industry. OneWeb was founded by Greg Wyler, a former executive at Google and O3b Networks. Wyler saw a need […]

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NASA Small Spacecraft Technology State of the Art Report 2022

NASA’s Small Spacecraft Technology State of the Art Report captures and distills a wealth of new information available on small spacecraft systems from NASA and other publicly available sources. This report is a survey of small spacecraft technologies sourced from open literature and only considers literature in the public domain to identify and classify devices. […]

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Ground Segment as a Service – A Quick Overview

Introduction Ground segment as a service (GSaaS) is an innovative approach to satellite operations that has gained popularity in recent years. Traditionally, satellite operators have had to invest in and maintain their own ground segment infrastructure, which includes antennas, tracking equipment, data centers, and other hardware and software components needed to communicate with and control […]

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Amazon’s Ground Station as a Service – A Quick Overview

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has been offering cloud computing services since 2006, and has since become a major player in the cloud computing market. AWS offers a wide range of services to its customers, from infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) to platform-as-a-service (PaaS) and software-as-a-service (SaaS). One of the latest services offered by AWS is the Ground Station […]

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What is the Kessler Syndrome?

The Kessler syndrome, also known as the Kessler effect or the orbital debris cascade, is a theoretical scenario proposed by Donald J. Kessler, a former NASA scientist, in 1978. The scenario describes a chain reaction of collisions between satellites and other debris in Earth’s orbit that could result in a cascade of debris that would […]

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