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IEEE Spectrum: Have We Reached a Space-Junk Tipping Point?
In some orbits, the Kessler syndrome is already underway
IEEE Spectrum: Have We Reached a Space-Junk Tipping Point?
In some orbits, the Kessler syndrome is already underway
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will launch an additional Michibiki positioning satellite, the Japanese version of GPS, aboard an H3 rocket on Dec. 7. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/08/japan/michibiki-satellite-december/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #mitsubishiheavy #jaxa #space #satellites #kagoshima
India is developing a plan to improve its ability to protect satellites from attacks, people familiar with the matter said, after a near miss in orbit highlighted risks to national security posed by other spacecraft. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/23/asia-pacific/india-bodyguard-satellites-orbital/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #india #space #satellites #rockets
Astroscale Holdings, which had 30% of its record quarterly revenue in the first quarter come from defense contracts, expects satellite orders to rise under new space-defense guidelines from the U.K. and Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/16/companies/astroscale-satellite-orders/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #astroscale #satellites #uk #space #defense #defenseministry
Bon je ne sais pas si vous savez ce que c'est mais je viens de voir plusieurs dizaines de points lumineux qui se suivaient à espace régulier dans le ciel, allant vers l'EST. 5h47 à Saint-Pierre-Quiberon. Surement des #satellites mais je n'ai rien vu sur #stellarium #astronomie. J'ai une vidéo mais trop grosse pour poster ici. Je vais tenter de la réduire et posterai plus tard.
A study shows that Starlink is just too messy and congested to take seriously, but don't tell governments (such as the US) as they're sadly embracing a whole lot of them by giving away more subsidies (BEAD funds).
Speaking of which, here's the latest satellite numbers. Grim indeed. (h/t @sundogplanets)
A study shows that Starlink is just too messy and congested to take seriously, but don't tell governments (such as the US) as they're sadly embracing a whole lot of them by giving away more subsidies (BEAD funds).
Speaking of which, here's the latest satellite numbers. Grim indeed. (h/t @sundogplanets)
A new radar satellite, successfully launched Wednesday, will track tiny shifts across almost all of Earth’s land and ice regions, measuring changes as slight as a centimeter. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/07/31/earth-science/earth-surface-new-satellite/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #earthscience #nasa #earthquakes #tsunami #satellites
We're losing #OpenAccess to #weather #data on the #NOAA web site. But #HamRadio operators can still access it directly from the #satellites. They can even decrypt most of it with a new #OpenSource decoder. Here's how.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/21/ssmis_satellite_decoder
PS: Very grateful to geeks.
#Censorship#DefendResearch#OpenData#Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch#USPol#USPolitics
We're losing #OpenAccess to #weather #data on the #NOAA web site. But #HamRadio operators can still access it directly from the #satellites. They can even decrypt most of it with a new #OpenSource decoder. Here's how.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/21/ssmis_satellite_decoder
PS: Very grateful to geeks.
#Censorship#DefendResearch#OpenData#Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch#USPol#USPolitics
Oh wow, #hamradio to the rescue
Remember that hurricane data that is being cut off by the US government? Guess who figured out how to get the data anyway?
The Register: Radio geeks reveal how to access crucial hurricane data after US Department of Defense cut it off
Hams for the win: Amateur-built decoder taps SSMIS satellite data amid NOAA cutoff
https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/21/ssmis_satellite_decoder
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