Tag: Inter-Satellite Links
-
Constellation Routing: Why Satellite Networks Need a Navigation App
“With lasers connecting satellites and ground stations providing access, isn’t the network already connected?” The reality is more complicated. Low Earth orbit satellites travel at more than 7 kilometers per second, while connections change, switch or become unavailable. A data packet moving through dozens of satellites and ground stations must find a route that works…
-
What Imaging Capabilities Does Commercial Earth Observation Need in the AI Era?
In the era of AI in space, customers are not simply purchasing an image. What they truly need is timely, comprehensive information about where an event is occurring, how quickly it is changing, and how far its effects extend. As commercial Earth observation evolves from data products toward decision-support services, pricing is no longer determined…