How LEO satellite technology can connect the unconnected
2022年2月18日 · Low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites can help connect the unconnected and bridge the digital divide. The race to deploy LEO satellite constellations is increasingly competitive …
Where does space junk come from – and how do we clean it up?
2021年5月5日 · Some debris is created naturally from the impacts of micrometeoroids – dust-sized fragments of asteroids and comets. With limited lifetimes, operational satellites can …
UN calls for space regulation as Earth's orbit gets more crowded ...
2023年9月4日 · The UN report notes that “the number of satellites launched into outer space has increased at an exponential rate from 210 in 2013 to 600 in 2019, to 1,200 in 2020, and to …
Space junk: what it is and why cleaning it up matters
2021年5月20日 · Space junk can travel at 40,000km an hour and can destroy satellite communications. A new space mission is aiming to capture and remove space debris from …
Who owns our orbit: Just how many satellites are there in space?
2020年10月23日 · Right now, there are nearly 6,000 satellites circling our tiny planet. About 60% of those are defunct satellites—space junk—and roughly 40% are operational. As highlighted …
Why space debris is a growing problem | World Economic Forum
2023年6月13日 · Share: Space-related technologies have allowed people in remote areas to access the internet, and have powered numerous innovations. This and future progress is …
Global Risks Report 2022 - The World Economic Forum
2022年1月11日 · Once in orbit, and unless actively decommissioned, many of these satellites could remain in space for hundreds of years. 14 Smaller, low-cost satellites are also …
Watch the launch of Space X's first Starlink satellites
2019年5月24日 · A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the satellites blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at about 10:30 p.m. local time (0230 GMT Friday), clearing a key hurdle for a …
Successful Pilot Shows How Artificial Intelligence Can Fight Wildfires
2023年1月16日 · Google uses geostationary satellites to produce near real-time maps NASA’s Fire Information for Resource Management (FIRMS) uses low-orbit satellites and software …
These are the top 10 emerging technologies of 2021
2021年11月16日 · With the recent advent of countless low-cost microsatellites in low earth orbit able to capture such data globally and download it to central facilities for processing, the IoT …