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Traditional geosynchronous (GSO) satellites, like Viasat and Hughesnet had very restrictive data caps compared to terrestrial internet for most of their history; however, Starlink set out to challenge these assumptions. At the time of its launch, Starlink offered truly unlimited data, though it had to roll this back as its network struggled to manage the […]
Data from NISAR will improve our understanding of such phenomena as earthquakes, volcanoes, and landslides, as well as damage to infrastructure. We don’t always notice it, but much of Earth’s surface is in constant motion. Scientists have used satellites and ground-based instruments to track land movement associated with volcanoes, earthquakes, landslides, and other phenomena. But […]
The world’s first wooden satellite has been launched into space as part of study on using timber to help reduce the creation of space junk. Scientists at Kyoto University expect the wooden material to burn up when the device re-enters the atmosphere – potentially providing a way to avoid generating metal particles when a retired […]
new video loaded: Japan Launches World’s First Wooden Satellite transcript Back transcript Japan Launches World’s First Wooden Satellite The cube-shaped satellite was launched aboard a SpaceX rocket late Monday to test if timber will work as a more sustainable material in space. 3, 2, 1. … and liftoff. Recent episodes in Science Show more videos […]
If you’re planning on working satellites or doing any sort of RF work where the signal lives down in the dirt, you’re going to need a low-noise amplifier. That’s typically not a problem, as the market is littered with dozens of cheap options that can be delivered in a day or two — you just […]
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Japan launched a flagship H3 rocket carrying a Defense Ministry communications satellite Monday. The H3 series is the successor to the country’s current mainstay H2A vehicle that has supported Japan’s space development for more than 20 years. Japan’s H3 rocket No. 4 lifts off carrying a Defense Ministry communications satellite from the Tanegashima Space Center […]
Australia has cancelled a multi-billion dollar military satellite project with Lockheed Martin, with a Department of Defense statement on Monday saying the military will instead shift its focus to a multi-orbit system. Lockheed Martin Australia was announced as the preferred tenderer last year for the Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) satellite communications system, in a project […]
Apple will invest up to $1.5 billion in Globalstar to fund the expansion of its iPhone communication services, the satellite provider said in a regulatory filing on Friday. Shares of Globalstar jumped over 30%, while Apple was down around 1.4% a day after it forecast tepid quarterly revenue growth. Under the funding agreement, Apple will […]
An unprecedented nine-day tsunami following a significant rockslide in Greenland’s Dickson Fjord was recently recorded by the international Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite, a collaborative mission by NASA and France’s Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES). The event, which took place in September 2023, saw a unique pattern of seismic waves resonate around the […]