another rocket climbs skyward to bolster a sector that europe, and the uk in particular, has come to dominate the business of telecommunications satellites. there are hundreds of these spacecraft overhead, bouncing tv, phone calls, broadband and other data services around the planet. but the new satellite going into orbit, called quantum, represents a big step forward in technology. while traditional telecom spacecraft are configured before launch to do very specific tasks, quantum has been built for flexibility. it s the sector s first fully reprogrammable spacecraft. it s able to rapidly change the coverage, bandwidth, power and frequency of its signals. one of its uses will be for disaster response, providing emergency communications to the teams that are sent in to help people in places hit by catastrophic floods or earthquakes. quantum s manufacturers in the uk that s airbus and
going into orbit, called quantum, represents a big step forward in technology. while traditional telecom spacecraft are configured before launch to do very specific tasks, quantum has been built for flexibility. it is the sector s first fully reprogrammable spacecraft. it is able to rapidly change the coverage, bandwidth, power and frequency of its signals. one of its uses will be for disaster response, providing emergency communications to the teams that are sent to help people in places hit by catastrophic floods or earthquakes. quantum s manufacturers in the uk, that is airbus and surrey satellite technology ltd, will incorporate the prototype s technology into their future spacecraft, hoping to maintain their world leading status in what has become a highly competitive field. emily gravestock is head of applications strategy
power and frequency of its signals. one of its uses will be for disaster response, providing emergency communications to the teams that are sent in to help people in places hit by catastrophic floods or earthquakes. quantum s manufacturers in the uk that s airbus and surrey satellite technology ltd will incorporate the prototype s technology into their future spacecraft, hoping to maintain their world leading status in what has become a highly competitive field. jonathan amos, bbc news. now it s time for a look at the weather with louise. it has been a largely cloudy saturday across the country, but there have been a few listens showers around central and southern wales, central and southern england. these showers will fade away as we go through the evening
of telecommunications satellites. there are hundreds of these spacecraft overhead bouncing tv, phone calls, broadband and other data services around the planet. but the new satellite going into orbit, called quantum, represents a big step forward in technology. while traditional telecom spacecraft are configured before launch to do very specific tasks, quantum has been built for flexibility. it is the sector s first fully reprogrammable spacecraft. it is able to rapidly change the coverage, bandwidth, power and frequency of its signals. one of its uses will be for disaster response, providing emergency communications to the teams that are sent to help people in places hit by catastrophic floods or earthquakes. quantum s manufacturers in the uk, that is airbus and surrey satellite technology ltd, will incorporate the prototype s technology into their future spacecraft, hoping to maintain their world leading
but the new satellite going into orbit, called quantum, represents a big step forward in technology. while traditional telecom spacecraft are configured before launch to do very specific tasks, quantum has been built for flexibility. it is the sector s first fully reprogrammable spacecraft. it s able to rapidly change the coverage, bandwidth, power and frequency of its signals. one of its uses will be for disaster response, providing emergency communications to the teams that are sent to help people in places hit by catastrophic floods or earthquakes. quantum s manufacturers in the uk that s airbus surrey satellite technology ltd will incorporate the prototype s technology into their future spacecraft, hoping to maintain their world leading status in what has become a highly competitive field.