Power
Electrically recharging a satellite using an intermediary (rather than directly from own spacecraft solar panels)
Capabilities enabling this application
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Communicate with Other Satellites
Wireless direct communication between satellites
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High Power Generation
Production of electrical powers higher than normally allowed by traditional satellite solar arrays
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Transfer Power
Transfer stored electrical charge between satellites
Organisations operating in this area
Name | Type | Country |
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Aphelia Space | Private sector | Malaysia |
AVS | Private sector | UK |
EDF Energy R&D UK Centre | Private sector | UK |
Imperial College London | Research | UK |
International Electric Company | Private sector | UK |
IQE plc | Private sector | UK |
Lightricity | Private sector | UK |
Maxar | Private sector | USA |
NASA | Public sector | USA |
Orbital Recharge in Space (ORiS) | Private sector | Italy |
Oxford Space Systems | Private sector | UK |
Polytechnic University of Turin | Research | Italy |
Queen Mary University of London | Research | UK |
Queen’s University Belfast | Research | UK |
Satellite Applications Catapult | Nonprofit | UK |
Shimizu Corporation | Private sector | Japan |
Solar Space Technologies | Private sector | Australia |
Space Application Services | Private sector | Belgium |
Space Solar | Private sector | UK |
Thales Alenia Space [UK] | Private sector | UK |
UK Space Agency | Public sector | UK |
University of Bristol | Research | UK |
University of Cambridge | Research | UK |
University of Leicester | Research | UK |
University of Southampton | Research | UK |