Author: Rebecca Lincks
March 21, 2013
Tags: Eurpean Space Agency, Planck, Big Bang Publication: HuffingtonPost.co.uk Publication Date: 03/21/2013 Cosmic microwave background (CMB) seen by Planck, with asymmetry and 'cold spot' highlighted Image credit: ESA The European Space Agency (ESA) has released the most precise map of the ancient universe ever made. The Planck space telescope constructed this 50 million pixels all-sky image…
March 21, 2013
Tags: In-flight Wi-Fi, JetBlue, ViaSat, Ka-band, Exede Publication: Skift.com Publication Date: 03/20/2013 Artist's illustration of the ViaSat-1 satellite, which powers the Exede Wi-Fi internet service. Image credit: ViaSat JetBlue has revealed new details about its satellite-based Wi-Fi, as the airline is getting close to equipping its first aircraft with the service. JetBlue is marketing the…
March 21, 2013
[Satellite TODAY 03-21-13] Hughes Network Systems has chosen SSL to build the Jupiter 2/EchoStar 19, projected to be the world’s highest capacity broadband satellite, the commercial satellite provider announced March 21. The large, multi-spot beam Ka-band satellite is designed to have 50 percent more capacity than the Jupiter 1/EchoStar 17 satellite, aiming to meet the…
March 21, 2013
[Satellite TODAY 03-21-13] The U.S. Air Force launched the GEO-2 satellite March 19, the second of its second next-generation missile warning constellation. The GEO-2 was launched via a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket into geosynchronous orbit in the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS). This system aims to include four satellites in geosynchronous orbit, infrared…