ARTICLE LINK HERE SkyfloX is featured in the National Aeronautical Society Magazine in an article titled "Flying the Connected Skies". We are very happy Ms Pultarova managed to capture the essence of our concept and highly recommend a read!
SkyfloX was chosen as one of 7 start-ups to present at the Space Investment Summit on the 26th of November, as well as at the New Space Europe Conference in Luxembourg in front of the New Space Europe audience of over 500 delegates on the 27th of November. SkyfloX had the privilege to take [...]
SkyfloX presented at Phi-week at ESRIN near Rome, an ESA conference focused on future EO and EO open science. ORCA is an excellent complementary layer within for Earth observation applications, using an existing infrastructure (commercial aviation) as "the missing layer" for EO measurements, enhancing the existing data sources and opening new markets. We want to [...]
SkyfloX was selected through a world wide open call to contribute to the innovation environment of the European Space Agency by participating in the 69th International Aeronautical Congress in Bremen. We had the opportunity to pitch for and connect with practically all national space agencies, and various major aerospace players. We want to extend our [...]
The Technology Transfer Programme Office (TTPO) at ESA ESTEC has invited SkyfloX to elaborate on the close cooperation with ESA at the Industry Space Days at ESA ESTEC. ESA has indeed been instrumental in the development of SkyfloX and the ORCA concept, and we would not be where we are today without them. Lyssandre [...]
Our Co-Founder and Head of Aviation Certification, Lyssandre Rammos, was featured in the Dutch newspaper "Leidsch Dagblad", explaining the ORCA concept, which uses commercial aircraft fleets for Earth observation and Telecommunication (PDF here). < Timeline
SkyfloX visited the ILA Air Show in Berlin this April, one of the three major airshows in Europe. The European Space Agency, in collaboration with the aerospace accelerator STARBURST, invited SkyfloX to present and display the innovative concept of ORCA at the ILA Future Lab. Lyssandre Rammos, our Head of Aviation Certification, pitched the [...]
ORCA re-uses fleets of airliners. By mounting sensors under the aircraft, ORCA (Optical and RF Constellations on Aircraft) can provide various Telecommunication and Earth observation services, such as monitoring the atmosphere, map climate parameters, or support Machine-to-Machine communications. The European Space Agency supports SkyfloX through project DOCS (Demonstration of ORCA Constellation Services), to develop and [...]
SkyfloX visited ESA’s Hertz Hybrid European RF and Antenna Test Zone, located at the European Space Research and Technology Center (ESTEC) in Noordwijk. The chamber is anechoic, screened against external electromagnetic radiation, and the inside walls are covered with pyramid-shaped non-reflective foam to absorb signals and prevent unwanted reflections. This chamber is usually used to [...]
Aircraft Design & Certification Ltd. is a European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approved design organisation, and a key strategic partner of SkyfloX. The Germany-based company brings to the DOCS team critical aircraft design & certification expertise, while evaluating a multitude of technical ORCA aspects. Part of this evaluation involved an extensive flight test campaign, evaluating Earth [...]