Category: Insights

  • Photos of The Eclipse as Seen in Our Back Yards

    Photos of The Eclipse as Seen in Our Back Yards

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    Team members at Comsat Architects had the opportunity to experience the phenomenon from various locations in Cleveland, capturing photos of unforgettable moments.

  • Lunar Communications Networks and Artemis Program

    Lunar Communications Networks and Artemis Program

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    In the vast expanse of space, where silence reigns and distances are measured in light-years, effective communication is the lifeline connecting humanity’s exploratory endeavors back home to Earth. With human lives involved, any space mission requires robust communications infrastructure in order to succeed safely, and the further the distance from Earth the more critical these…

  • Here is How We Model Space Missions and Constellations

    Here is How We Model Space Missions and Constellations

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    For decades, space missions have played a crucial role in enabling the exploration of the cosmos and advancing scientific knowledge, significantly impacting the lives of countless individuals on Earth. But for any space mission to be successful, mission planners must meticulously progress through multiple phases of careful planning and preparation.

  • Designing a CubeSat for Great Lakes Observation

    Designing a CubeSat for Great Lakes Observation

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    Comsat Architects is currently in the process of designing and developing a 3U CubeSat for observation of climate change in the Great Lakes region. The CubeSat platform was originally proposed in 1999 by two professors from California Polytechnic State University and Standford University who wanted to enable their students to design, build, test, and operate…

  • The Need for Software in Space Exploration

    The Need for Software in Space Exploration

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    From the development of the revolutionary Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) which guided humans to the Moon in 1969 to the stunning images being captured by the James Webb Space Telescope today, software has always been an essential element of operating in space.

  • Why AI is the Future of Small Sat Communication

    Why AI is the Future of Small Sat Communication

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    Space communication systems are operating in increasingly complex, congested, and contested environments. To provide effective communications despite these challenges, AI technologies – and a subset, Machine Learning (ML) technologies – are being developed and deployed in new ways. Small satellites and coordinated groups of satellites called constellations are of particular importance to the future development…

  • The Future of Lunar Communication Infrastructure, Simplified

    The Future of Lunar Communication Infrastructure, Simplified

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    As NASA, international space agencies, and the space industry turn their eyes back to the Moon, their focus has become not only returning to explore its surface but establishing a sustainable presence there for the benefit of humanity.

  • SATOM: NASA goes Commercial to Fulfill this Crucial Need

    SATOM: NASA goes Commercial to Fulfill this Crucial Need

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    NASA has identified the need to acquire commercial SATCOM services to meet the specific needs of future NASA missions in low-Earth orbit. Currently, NASA uses government owned capabilities from the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS), a group of NASA satellites over the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans that act as relays between the…