Satellites News
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Kyoto -
Japanese logging company Sumitomo Forestry and Kyoto University are planting the seeds for a 2023 launch of the world's first satellite made out of wood.
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By AFP
Washington -
The United States this week accused Russia of having tested an anti-satellite weapon in space, a charge Moscow has denied, saying the device was a "special instrument" for inspecting orbiting Russian equipment.
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By AFP
Los Angeles -
The first test launch of a rocket that is released from a jumbo jet at 35,000 feet and then propels itself into orbit to deploy a satellite failed on Monday, the Virgin Orbit company said."The mission terminated shortly into the flight.
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We are increasingly reliant upon satellite communication. However, as satellites break-up the resultant debris causes risks to other functioning satellites and poses a risk to spacecraft. As space junk accumulates, so too does the problem.
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Imagine if satellites were capable of self-repair or if nearby satellites could fix one another through robotics? The impact would help to maintain telecommunications coverage. Such an idea is edging closer to reality.
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New technology is being deployed to assess the extent of whale stranded on land and to enable local teams to help to return the mammals to the water. The technology remains in development, but the data is already revealing interesting patterns.
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By AFP
Washington -
SpaceX has launched a rocket carrying the first 60 satellites of its "Starlink" constellation, which is intended to provide internet from space in an array that could one day contain over 12,000 orbiting transponders.
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By AFP
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The vast Amazon forest may be hard to penetrate, posing a problem for authorities trying to stop illegal logging -- but there are still eyes in the sky keeping track of the destruction.
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GPS - the global positioning system that most of us rely upon - is about to become more accurate, with the U.S. FCC ruling that smartphones and other devices will be able to access the European Galileo system.
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SpaceX's mission to construct a global, high-speed wireless internet network using satellites has edged closer to realization. The company's is to place in orbit over 7,000 satellites for its Starlink network.
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NASA has begun using nanosatellites to track global storms. The technology is housed in hardware no large than shoebox. However, the tiny instrumentation on-board is highly accurate.
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By AFP
San Francisco -
In the Brazilian state of Para, every week, authorities receive alerts showing them which parts of the Amazon forest have been chopped down, with photos to back it up.
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President Trump is signing a policy document Monday seeking to improve the tracking of space junk and limit future debris, but experts say the idea will be difficult to carry out.
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Hundreds of satellites are orbiting the Earth in either polar or geostationary positions. And while we know there are military and telecommunication satellites, perhaps the most important ones are the satellites that monitor the weather and environment.
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Plastic waste in our oceans is a global challenge. ESA is responding by looking at the detection of marine plastic litter from space, potentially charting its highest concentrations and understanding the gigantic scale of the problem.
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Seattle -
Rockets have been the way to get satellites into orbit since the start of the space age. But Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen hopes to change that idea with the help of the world's largest plane, the Stratolaunch.
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We track 18,000 objects orbiting the Earth, but only 1,100 are functioning spacecraft. Additionally, there are an estimated 750,000 more pieces of debris floating around, any of which could cause serious damage to a manned spacecraft.
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By AFP
Bejing -
France and China's space agencies unveiled their first joint satellite in Beijing Friday, which will be used to improve forecasting of ocean storms and cyclones.
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Harmful algae blooms (HABs) that pose risks to human and environmental health are expected to increase because of climate change, according to researchers at Tuft's University. Science and Technology are now being used to mitigate the effects of HABs.
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Private space company, SpaceX pulled off a double-header over the weekend, launching a refurbished Falcon 9 late on Friday and another Falcon 9 on Sunday, both carrying satellites and both first stages landing safely.
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The human race has turned out to be rather messy, filling our ocean's with plastic pieces and our roads with trash. But space has become our new trash heap, with over 750,000 pieces of space junk one centimeter or larger, circling the Earth.
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Researchers have successfully used graphene to reinvent abandoned heat energy converter technology and to make it more efficient. This will be used to boost the output from older power stations.
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The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) set a new record in space mission achievements after successfully launching 104 satellites in one go from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, on Wednesday morning.
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In 1859, an invisible wave crashed into the Earth.
Electrons, swept up like so much detritus in the magnetic current, coursed along telegraph wires.
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Hampton -
NASA wants to improve on our scientists understanding of the sources of two very powerful greenhouse gases and how they interact in the atmosphere.
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New Delhi -
India’s space industry has risen a notch higher with the successful launch of a rocket carrying 20 satellites from at least five countries, an achievement the Indian president said exhibited the country’s increasing space capabilities.
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Historians are using satellite technology to scan the world's oceans to look for sunken ships of historical importance. The space-high scanning has produced some interesting finds.
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Although high-speed Internet and telephone options are available to billions of people, there is still a large percentage of the population without this important technological benefit.
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The NOAA/NASA Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) satellite, has allowed NASA to identify how patterns in nighttime light intensity change during major holiday seasons.
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In an effort to spread internet access to the world, Google plans to build a fleet of satellites that will circle the earth and provide access to the entire world. It is an ongoing effort on Google's part to serve underserved areas.
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Satellites Image
A computer-generated image of objects in Earth orbit that are currently being tracked. Approximately 95% of the objects in this illustration are orbital debris, i.e., not functional satellites. NASA Orbital Debris Program Office
The East-West orbit of GOES satellites (on the left) depicted in the red circle with the yellow box. The North-South orbit of Polar orbiting satellites, (on the right) depicted in the yellow line. National Weather Service
Falcon 9 and 10 @IridiumComm NEXT satellites are vertical on SLC-4E at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The price for a launch is $62 million. SpaceX
India's RSLV C-34 at launch on June 22, 2016. ISRO
Maritime Launch Services Ltd. plans to send Ukrainian-built Cyclone 4 rockets into orbit from Canso, N.S. Maritime Launch Services Ltd.
Launch of BulgariaSat satellite on Friday. SpaceX
Envisat image features a cloud-free France acquired this image on 15 August 2009. European Space Agency
A traditional false-color satellite image of Las Vegas using near-infrared imagery. Grass-covered land (e.g. a golf course) appears in red. NASA/GSFC/MITI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team.
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