Smallsat/Traditional Satellite Combos Can Better Tackle Shifting Demand, NSR Says

A combination of "nimbler" low earth orbit (LEO) and geostationary smallsats alongside "highly capable" larger satellites is a flexible route to tackling shifting consumer, enterprise and government requirements, Northern Sky Research's Carolyn Belle blogged Wednesday. Commercial operators recently announced plans to go that route, including Eutelsat and startup Astranis, joining the ranks of previously announced partnerships such as Intelsat/OneWeb, Telesat's LEO, JSAT/LeoSat and Iridium/Hiber, she said.