2008
Launch Log 2008
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2008 – Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Systems
Note: This exhibit is from The Space Report 2009. Please refer to this year's exhibits for the most current data as numbers may have been revised since this edition was…
Space Technology Hall of Fame and Space Certification – 2008 Inductees
Exhibit 2d contains a list of Space Foundation Space Technology Hall of Fame® Inductees for 2008. Note: This exhibit is from The Space Report 2009. Please refer to this year's…
2008 – Emerging Technologies
Space-based capabilities are being fused to create useful capabilities. One new capability is described by the term “geoinformatics,” which involves the convergence of PNT, remote sensing, and position information of known objects…
2008 – Demand Drivers and Growth Areas
The primary industries using space-based products and services involve Earth-orbiting satellites used for communication; remote sensing and Earth observation; and position, navigation, and timing. An emerging sector of inspace products and services now…
2008 – Space Products and Services Overview
Space products and services and their related space technology spinoffs have become part of the fabric of daily life in ways that people increasingly take for granted, and often in ways that…
2008 – MSS Satellite Design Activities
A new MSS venture was announced in September 2008. With the backing of $60 million from Google, HSBC, and Liberty Global, the “Other 3 Billion” (O3b) network was introduced. The…
2008 – Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) Space Activities
While FSS systems all operate in GEO, mobile satellite service (MSS) systems operate in a range of orbits. Some MSS operators have built their networks using a limited number of…
2008 – Fixed Satellite Service (FSS) Satellite Design Activities
Since 2004, the FSS sector has experienced steady increases in the utilization of its satellites, in some regions verging on exhaustion of currently available capacity. The major FSS players report…
2008 – Fixed Satellite Service (FSS) Space Activities
GEO satellites provide coverage of a wide area from a relatively fixed position, making them ideal for broadcast applications to multiple downlink sites, as well as for networking services to…