The space industry is growing inexorably, never before have so many satellites been launched, never before has access to space been easier – but our Earth orbits are currently in the Wild West. How can we (still) counteract this? 4,700 active satellites orbit our Earth at speeds of up to 7.8 km per second. Mega-constellations […]
In the last few years, the launch of several satellite mega-constellations has been announced, which will place thousands of satellites in the already crowded Low Earth Orbit. In this context, collision avoidance manoeuvres (CAM) are essential to protect both the space environment and the mission of the constellation. However, satellite constellations are usually bound to […]
GMS-T and OneWeb After OHB got a lot of attention when placing their GMS-T placeholder in close proximity to OneWeb’s constellation at the beginning of the month, we got curious and started to analyse the situation with publically availbale orbital data. Using TLEs we performed a screening of the close approaches over 2 week into […]
In one of our previous posts we demonstrated what kind of benefit a small NanoFEEP thruster can have in collision avoidance situations. We showed different scenarios how a satellite can increase the distance to potentially colliding objects using NanoFEEP. We showed that the thruster is able to perform such a manoeuvre and concluded that electrical […]
We at OKAPI:Orbits GmbH develop a smart Space Surveillance and Tracking (SST) software called OKAPI, which can be used to analyze the interaction of single satellites with the whole space debris environment. With our partners from Morpheus Space, we used this software to assess the performance of their electrical propulsion system NanoFEEP for CubeSats. The […]
Our lead scientist Christopher Kebschull gave a talk at ESA’s NEO and Debris Detection Conference in Darmstadt about our vision of a sustainable earth environment and how OKAPI can shape the future of SST. We are proud to be a part of this great event! Want to know more about our solutions to make space […]
Yesterday Christopher from OKAPI:Orbits had the chance to give a talk at the NewSpace Invaders event hosted by Gaia Aerospace and the Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung at the Technical University of Braunschweig. We gave insights in the various business opportunities of NewSpace for young start-ups and discussed the future of the international aerospace industry. Thanks to all involved […]