-via EPOnline.com
"The GOES-7 satellite, one of NOAA's earliest geostationary satellites, was moved into a higher orbit and retired from service. Launched in 1987, GOES-7 first served as a critical weather satellite, capturing images of developing hurricanes and other severe storms that impacted the United States."....more
-via DigitalTrends.com
"Looking for unique renewable energy solutions, NASA has decided to throw some funding behind a giant flower-shaped satellite, in an attempt to harness the power of the sun."....more
-via SeattlePI.com
"Like its predecessor, the KH-7, Gambit 3 was also a photo recon bird taking high resolution photographs using four cameras and vastly improved black and white film. Resolution reportedly was twice as good as that of the KH-7 at 0.5 meters."....more
-via LiveScience.com
"A dead Russian military satellite that circled the Earth for more than 15 years has plunged into a watery grave in the Pacific Ocean, according to Russian news reports."....more
-via SeekingAlpha.com
"Sirius XM Satellite Radio (SIRI) has long term deals with virtually every automaker that sells cars in North America. Over the past five years its added deals with Certified Pre-Owned cars through those same manufacturers."....more
-via KITV.com
"It's a project that's been two years in the making and included thousands of hours of volunteer work. Now, a team of University of Hawaii college students is stunning the world with its almost-ready-to-launch cube satellite."....more
-via CNN.com
"All eyes this week are on North Korea, which looks set to move forward with a provocative long-range missile launch. Last month, Pyongyang announced it would launch a rocket carrying a satellite sometime between Thursday and April 16 to mark the 100th anniversary of its founder, Kim Il Sung."....more
-via GigaOM.com
"LightSquared’s backer, Philip Falcone, explained on Thursday his rationale for a voluntary bankruptcy filing for the would-be wholesale LTE network provider as opposed to selling the company and its assets. Given the paucity of actual assets in LightSquared, and the fact that Falcone has invested billions so far into LightSquared, this is almost a no-brainer."....more
-via AlamogordoNews.org
"When many of us look up into the night sky, we are awe-inspired by what we see and contemplate: the unimaginably large universe, with its planets, stars, galaxies and clouds of glowing gas, stretching out in all directions farther than we can even begin to fathom."....more
-via KUHF.org
"The Federal Aviation Administration is changing the way we travel by air. Houston is one of 21 cities in the country to be retooled with an aviation system, improving on-time flights and increase safety and fuel efficiency."....more
-via Indrus.in
"Two satellites of the European Galileo global navigation satellite system have successfully passed flight tests. Full satellite group will consist of 30 devices, and there are plans of its expansion after 2015. Apparently, the competition between the navigation systems of different countries is growing."....more
-via OilAndGasJournal.com
"Leeds, UK, has begun an industry-funded research study to enhance the resolution of satellite-derived gravity data used in the search for hydrocarbon-bearing structures under the world’s oceans and seas."....more
-via FierceSmartGrid.com
"An in-depth analysis of how utilities are using a wide range of public and private communications technologies shows that satellite technology is a growing component of utility telecommunications, with the majority of utilities (60 percent) using satellite communications to run the electric grid infrastructure."....more
-via Time.com
"Cable and satellite TV subscription growth slowed down more than had been previously reported, and cord-cutting was a primary factor. But don’t worry about it — a revolution that will re-create the current multi-channel access paradigm is still a long way away."....more
-via NYTimes.com
"Capt. Mike Adams demonstrated what the future will look like at the nation’s airports as he pulled back on the throttles of his Boeing 737 flight simulator, setting the engines on idle to glide smoothly from his cruising altitude all the way down to the runway." ....more
-via ChicagoTribune.com
"Man first navigated the world using a sailboat--now, it might navigate the solar system in a similar fashion with the invention of the "solar sail," a satellite attachment hat uses the sun's radiation to move around the solar system." ....more
-via DailyNews.lk
"The Korean government will hand over a satellite reception and analysis ground system for COMS (Communication, Ocean and Meteorological Satellite) to the Meteorological Department on April 5 at 11 am at the department." ....more
-via Reuters.com
"Broadcasters and telecommunications companies are going head-to-head for rights to broadcast top-flight German soccer league matches as a deadline to submit bids in an auction runs out on Monday." ....more
-via WashingtonPost.com
"Is there something wrong with this picture of enormous investments for satellites at the expense of relatively miniscule costs of valuable components of NWS’s operational mission? In the opinion of many, including myself, the answer is a confident yes." ....more
-via ITWire.com
"Activ8me, a provider of the NBN interim satellite service has connected its first six customers to the NBN fixed wireless network in areas around Armidale in NSW." ....more
-via Photonics.com
"A swarm of small satellite-operated lasers could deflect asteroids headed for a catastrophic collision with Earth, a discovery that could radically change asteroid deflection technology. " ....more
-via ARSTechnica.com
"The Arab Spring has had yet another consequence—satellite jamming, and the practice is serious enough to threaten the satellite operators' business. Two operators, Arabsat and Nilesat, complained about the jamming in the Satellite 2012 Conference in Washington, D.C. last week." ....more
-via WashingtonPost.com
"North Korea says it aims to estimate crop production and analyze natural resources when it launches a satellite on a long-range rocket next month. The United States and South Korea view the launch as a cover for testing long-range missile technology." ....more
-via Wired.com
"It’s been four years since Rupert Murdoch’s NDS subsidiary was largely cleared in a civil lawsuit charging that the company employed hackers to sabotage rival companies. Now the allegations have surfaced again." ....more
-via HuffingtonPost.com
"A non-binding code of conduct of the sort proposed by the European Union in 2010 is currently the best way to improve outer space security. A treaty banning space weapons is not realistic both because defining a "space weapon" is infinitely difficult given the dual-use nature of space assets." ....more
-via NYTimes.com
"North Korea said on Tuesday that it would press ahead with its plan to launch a satellite into orbit next month, rebuffing President Obama and other world leaders who told the country to cancel the launch or face additional sanctions and the loss of food aid." ....more
-via JournalGazette.net
"Dish Network Corp., the satellite-TV company seeking government approval for mobile-phone service, will probably avoid the interference concerns that thwarted a similar plan by LightSquared Inc., executives and analysts said." ....more
-via Daytona Beach News Journal.com
"When officials monitoring the health of the Indian River Lagoon system went looking for someone to map sea grass and phytoplankton, they didn't have to go far. A professor and graduate student at Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach were already interested in just such research." ....more
-via CNET.com
"This is the first installment in a five-part Crave series detailing writer Eric Mack's long struggle to get a broadband connection in rural New Mexico, where he lives." ....more
-via ScienceMag.org
"It's not dead yet! A Russian satellite on the brink of being de-orbited could still have a second life—as communications support for scientists in Antarctica. That's the idea of William Readdy and Dennis Wingo." ....more
-via RedOrbit.com
"Recent studies show that satellite radar data can be exploited to map forest height, 3D forest structure and their natural or anthropogenic disturbance with high spatial resolution and accuracy." ....more
-via Space.com
" A new factory built to crank out the next generation of advanced Global Positioning System satellites will draw upon some Hollywood magic: 3D glasses and virtual reality." ....more
-via MyBroadband.co.za
" Samsung Electronics has unveiled plans to launch TVs that have built-in satellite decoders, with the aim of giving viewers access to around 60 channels for free." ....more
-via UPI.com
" Egypt is struggling to make progress in gaining intelligence satellite capabilities, an Israeli space security expert said." ....more
-via WallStreetJournal.com
"Federal telecommunications regulators began deliberations Wednesday on new regulations to open up satellite airwaves for more wireless phone usage and to set standards for how companies should use the airwaves in their next-generation wireless networks." ....more
-via Sci-Tech-Today.com
"Because they have few limits on bandwidth and can transmit data when planes are flying over water, satellites are an attractive option for U.S. airlines that are still figuring out the best and most affordable ways to deliver Internet on flights." ....more
-via DigitalTrends.com
"According to a report from Advanced Television, DirecTV is rolling out plans regarding upgrades that will eventually send out an Ultra HDTV signal." ....more
-via AllAfrica.com
"Nigeria formally took delivery of its communication satellite and in-orbit delivery of Nigeria Communication Satellite (NigComSat-1R) yesterday with President Goodluck Jonathan, urging Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to henceforth deploy and take advantage of this new technology, thereby making it mandatory for all government agencies to use the facility" ....more
-via WashingtonPost.com
"Air Force ground controllers delicately rescued a $1.7 billion military communications satellite last year that had been stranded in the wrong orbit and at risk of blowing up — all possibly because a piece of cloth had been left in a critical fuel line during manufacture" ....more
-via CNN.com
"North Korea will invite foreign space experts and journalists to witness the launch of a satellite that the United States and other nations see as a provocation, the state-run Korean Central News Agency said Saturday" ....more
-via IBTimes.com
"George Clooney believes that he has found evidence of the Sudanese government murdering its own citizens. Using images from space satellites, the Hollywood actor, with help from the Satellite Sentinel Project (SSP), documented crimes against humanity taking place in sub-Saharan Africa" ....more
-via Space-Travel.com
"Arianespace's new "Power of Three" theme is making its industry debut at this week's Satellite 2012 event in Washington, D.C., where the company is underscoring the synergy, availability, reliability and commercial advantages of its full launcher family - while also adding new payloads to its order book." ....more
-via BBC.co.um
"Dextre, a Canadian-built robot has competed a satellite refuelling trial on the International Space Station. Currently, once they run out of fuel satellites become space junk, and nearly 200 of them are orbiting the planet, posing a risk of collisions." ....more
-via ChinaDaily.com
"The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) is to launch in mid-April a working satellite, Kwangmyongsong-3, manufactured by itself with indigenous technology to mark the 100th birth anniversary of President Kim Il-sung, the official news agency KCNA reported Friday." ....more
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