GEO
Stories about what’s going on in geostationary orbit.
ESA Pours €73M into SWISSto12’s HummingSat Program
Surprise, surprise: SWISSto12 plans to use the new funds to increase its production capacity.
Space Leasing International Enters the GEO Market
When thinking about operating a satellite in GEO, is it better to rent or buy?
Northrop’s New Radar Can See GEO Through the Clouds
Northrop Grumman plans to build three DARC sites around the world to maintain a global, 24/7 watch on GEO.
Northrop Grumman Brings the Gig Economy to GEO
Northrop Grumman’s Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) will wear a lot of hats in orbit, from gas station attendant and mechanic to orbital taxi and Airbnb host.
Exotrail Inks Multi-Launch Deal with MaiaSpace
After its first successful demonstration, Exotrail is buying up space on launchers.
USSF Funds Impulse’s Massive High Orbit Kick Stage
Under the new STRATFI agreement, the first payload on Helios will be a DoD spacecraft.
Apex Unveils GEO Aries Satellite Bus
The base model of the GEO Aries bus—a 200-kg ESPA-class vehicle—will cost $13.5M, substantially less than other products on the market, CEO Ian Cinnamon told Payload. While the new bus seeks to maintain Apex’s commitment to quick delivery, transparent low pricing, and dependability, some things are different in the GEO bus—namely, new radio tech and more hardening against the stronger radiation in GEO.
Impulse Is Hunting for GEO Rideshare Customers
“We’re going to go to market and try and understand: can we aggregate enough demand to make this work?”
Russia’s Luch 2 Expected to Approach Intelsat Bird
Based on the space situational awareness startup’s predictions, Luch 2 will pass near Intelsat 1002 today if it continues on its expected trajectory in GEO.
NOAA GOES-U Satellite Launches From KSC
As the fourth and final satellite in NOAA’s GOES-R series, it will keep an eye on the eastern side of the Americas
Astranis Reveals Higher Capacity GEO Broadband Satellite
Astranis, a satcom startup, unveiled its Omega micro GEO broadband satellite platform yesterday, designed to offer five times the power of its first-generation models.
The Future of GEO is Smaller…And More Precise
Makers of small satellites for GEO made up the bulk of newly announced spacecraft in 2023.
