Azure Orbital: Connecting the planet to the cloud with next-generation satellite communications

Satellite communications have long depended on exquisite engineering, specialty electronics, and proprietary communications protocols to overcome the vast challenges of sending information outside the confines of our atmosphere and getting it safely back to Earth. Meeting the increasingly rapid demand for space connectivity requires that new economies of scale usher…

26/02/2024Azure Space Blog

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