Spacewatchafrica June 2021 Edition

Will satellites and 5G spark a new world of mining? VVVolVolVolVol o6 o6 66l l. .No. NoNo. No79 N N 55 oo5.. 4 June 2018 2021 AFRICA SPECIAL EDITION SPECIALThe rise REPOR of T Nigeria Dvirtualeployin greality traffic mino nspaceitoring teducationechnologies in Africa A new leader and player in the aerospace industry C O N T E N T S Vol.9 No. 4 How to do business in space African star is rising Editor in-chief Aliyu Bello Enaire, Indra to launch a constellation Executive Manager Tonia Gerrald of satellites into orbit to improve air SA to the editor in-Chief Ngozi Okey traffic management Head, Application Services M. Yakubu Developing virtual reality technology Editorial/ICT Services John Daniel Swimming in familiar waters Usman Bello South Africa service revenue grew 7.0%, Alozie Nwankwo as Vodacom Group release Q1 result Juliet Nnamdi A visionary woman Client Relations Sunday Tache Reasons why Uber failed in China Lookman Bello An Engineer's Arctic Tale Safiya Thani Jupiter probe ready for testing Marketing Offy Pat Beyond the ice of Jupiter’s moons Tunde Nathaniel The rise of virtual reality in space education Wasiu Olatunde Will LEO satellites outwit the GEO satellites Media Relations Favour Madu Khadijat Yakubu Will satellites and 5G spark a new world of mining? Zacheous Felicia Finance Folarin Tunde Europe's space ambition Employee Spotlight Getting to know Gil Bialik Space Watch Magazine is a publication of Communication Science, Inc. All correspondence should be addressed to editor, space Watch Magazine. 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It is not the same in 2004, today, the list of applications of space is endless. Here are a few. Space has become an accessible place. The evolution of technology and the emergence of small satellites have meant that startups, SMEs, large companies and emerging countries can reach space in an affordable way and within short periods of time, in a position to compete with traditional players in the sector. It's what is known as the New Space age. If we are talking about small satellite applications, everything comes down to this question: What do you want, and what can you carry as a payload in nanosatellites? Of course, that answer depends on the evolution of technology, your needs... and your imagination. Within the businesses in space that can be developed with the help of nanosatellites, there are massive sectors and also market niches. Earth and Space Observation Nanosatellites usually operate in low orbits (LEO). The current technology makes it possible to have latest-generation cameras for capturing high- resolution images. We are talking about tools with dimensions that fit perfectly to the size of small satellites. In this type of project, the payload of the nanosatellites is usually the camera. Capturing images of the Earth. small satellites applications. Space has become platforms, or critical infrastructure such as One of the most widespread uses of small satellite an ideal solution to improve the efficiency of nuclear power plants, where land-based constellations. There are several companies existing terrestrial communication networks, communications are supported by satellite working on obtaining high quality images of our which have obvious limitations in their communications. planet. This is the case of a number of giants in the coverage. New Space sector, such as Planet Labs, which has In these projects, the satellite payload would be put more than 330 satellites in orbit since 2013. a device capable of receiving, storing and Communication in isolated processing information. For example, an SDR areas. Earth mapping. Satellites have also platform (Software Defined Radio). Let's take a In the 21st century, there are still places on the revolutionized the field of cartography. From the look at some of these services: planet that are virtually uncommunicated: large most remote to the most populated areas on Earth, rural areas, frozen areas, desert territories, small satellites provide accurate and up-to-date IoT and M2M jungle areas, the high seas... In this field, small maps of the entire planet. satellites offer very interesting solutions to communications. guarantee communication in all circumstances. By 2025 it is estimated that there will be more Astronomy. It's the other side of the coin when than 35.2 billion IoT connections worldwide and it comes to observation projects. We have already that the global market for this sector will reach Mobile telephony. Unlike the previous seen that high resolution images of the Earth can be 950 billion euros. IoT-based business models section, we are already talking about the whole captured, but there are also services that point in the require real-time information on all types of planet, not just remote areas. At a time when we opposite direction: the use of small satellites to sensors and connected devices, a terrain where can say that smartphones have transformed our obtain information and images of outer space. A few small satellite constellations can be key, lives, there are mobile phone projects from months ago, for example, the CubeSat ASTERIA especially in isolated or difficult-to-access companies such as Sky and Space Global, to successfully completed its mission of measuring the areas. From space you can receive, store and ensure stable and secure communication, with transit of an exoplanet known as 55 Cancrie. Another forward information to any point in real time. global voice, data and instant messaging proposal underway in this field involves the use of services. small satellites as “guide stars” for latest generation telescopes, which require stable references to Remote management. Through Repeaters for radio amateurs. investigate and obtain quality images of distant sensors, it is possible to remotely control the Small satellites have also demonstrated their planets and celestial bodies. correct operation of all types of devices. It's not ability to function as communications repeaters just about receiving the information, but also for the three million registered amateur radio sending commands for certain settings or operators worldwide. IoT and Communications configurations remotely, virtually in real time and The Internet of Things (IoT), machine-to-machine anywhere on the planet, no matter how isolated. communication (M2M), telephony and Internet Think of projects in hard-to-reach areas such as Internet access. According to data access have become some of the most common Antarctica, the Amazon basin or offshore from a year ago, only 55.1 percent of the world's 2 INTERNATIONAL disappearance of planes in shaded areas. There are already nanosatellite-based solutions for ADS-B systems that make it possible to increase safety, improve air traffic control, receive certain information provided by flight sensors in real time and know at all times the exact location of the aircraft. Science and Environment This is a very broad category. From a radar to a micro-laboratory for experiments in space, in these applications the payload of satellites depends on the objectives of each project. Meteorology. Small satellites are called upon to play an important role in storm detection and in the development of climate and weather models that help improve weather forecasts. For example, NASA has already entered the testing phase of the RainCube project (Radar in a CubeSat), for the location, tracking and analysis of rain and snow storms all over the planet. Protection of the environment. This is a type of practical application that affects population has access to the Internet. There is a us closely, due to the participation of the Alén significant technology gap, favouring richer countries Ship tracking (AIS). The use of Space team in the development of the and urban areas. Today, several projects have small satellites is a solution that helps to nanosatelite Lume-1 within the European already been launched to provide universal access to improve the safety of all types of vessels and to project FireRS. In this case, the objective is the the internet, even in remote locations. Once again, control some problems that often affect early detection and monitoring of forest fires, small satellites are playing a key role in that maritime traffic. Think of illegal fishing or piracy, but there are many other solutions based on revolution. for example. S-AIS systems (Satellite-Based small satellites related to the environment. Automatic Identification Systems) are Whether with optical instruments or sensors Asset Tracking available for this purpose. With the help of (IoT), we are talking about projects for the fight Geolocation and space have been closely related for nanosatellites, it is possible to compensate for against ocean pollution, the detection of oil years. There are systems such as GPS, Galileo, the limitations of terrestrial networks, spills and spills, the monitoring of marine life, GLONASS or BeiDou. In the case of nanosatellites, especially in areas of low coverage, and to the control of desertification, the study of the asset tracking, as we saw a few days ago in this blog, ensure at all times the location and control progress of melting ice or the protection of areas is also one of its main fields of action.

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