Download this page in PDF format Space based broadband, also known as satellite internet and as the names suggest, provides access to broadband without needing any ground-based infrastructure. For example, in the UK, most broadband services are provided to locations … Continue reading
Download this page in PDF format This is not the latest update – you can find the 2025 position here. This is our latest update examining the satellites currently orbiting the Earth. How many satellites are orbiting the Earth? According … Continue reading
Download this page in PDF format Looking at the latest satellite launches expected in the coming week, starting with the NASA TROPICS mission: TROPICS We’re in the calm between a pair of Tropics launches. The snappily titled Time-Resolved Observations of … Continue reading
Download this page in PDF format It’s was announced yesterday that OneWeb, the satellite internet broadband firm partly owned by the UK Government, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the French company Eutelsat Communications to support the merger of … Continue reading
Download this page in PDF format Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been distressing to watch over the last few weeks, and the war has already had an impact on the space industry in several ways. Launch Facilities In 2021 almost … Continue reading
Download this page in PDF format This week were focus on recent satellite launches and losses, new data availability and we have an apology for SpaceX! Launches On Valentine’s Day, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) completed its first launch … Continue reading
Download this page in PDF format Last week the second satellite in Airbus’ PlĂ©iades Neo Earth Observation (EO) constellation was successfully launched from French Guiana onboard ArianeSpace’s Vega rocket. PlĂ©iades Neo 4 is the second in what will be a … Continue reading
Download this page in PDF format Last week the European Union (EU) and European Space Agency (ESA) signed a new Financial Framework Partnership Agreement (FFPA) that marks the start of a new EU space programme covering the period to 2027. … Continue reading
Download this page in PDF format Over the last week there have been some interesting news snippets about the Earth Observation (EO) and satellite industries. We’ll start with NASA who issued its budget request for 2022 on the 28th May, … Continue reading
Download this page in PDF format The Pixalytics weekly blog has been on hiatus for the last three months, but now we’re back! Our restart is to co-inside with the celebration of our 9th Birthday, which took place at the … Continue reading
