4S Symposium (Small Satellites Systems and Services)

What’s up? is the special topic of the 4S 2020 Symposium (Small Satellites Systems and Services) taking place in Vilamoura, Portugal. The recent development of drones and high-altitude aerial platforms have opened up new…

Small Satellites 2020

SMi Group are proud to announce the Small Satellites Conference taking place in London on the 27th and 28th April 2020.

With nations around the world developing their small satellites capability at pace, governments and trans-national agenc…

Can satellite megaconstellations be responsible users of space?

The prospect of thousands — potentially more than 10,000, depending on what systems actually get launched — of satellites in low Earth orbit raises concerns about collisions and the creation of orbital debris that could render such orbits all but useless for any satellite.

Telesat outlines spending plan for Canadian government’s LEO constellation investment 

Telesat plans to use an 85 million Canadian dollar ($64.7 million) investment by the government of Canada on the first dozen satellites of its low Earth orbit broadband constellation. 

OneWeb founder Wyler calls for responsible smallsat operations

The founder of broadband megaconstellation company OneWeb urged the smallsat industry to operate responsibly in orbit, warning that failed satellites and collisions could result in stifling government regulation.

Op-ed | Two more rules for building a megaconstellation

While the concept of constellation is not new, the challenges connected to operating hundreds of spacecraft at the same time are yet to be fully understood.