#NorthKorea is famously secretive, but a newly released #satellite image from a Seattle-area startup called #Xplore shows what's happening there in hyperspectral detail. https://www.geekwire.com/2025/xplore-hyperspectral-north-korea-satellite/ #space
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Swedish startup unveils #Starlink alternative that #Musk can’t switch off. The RU1 delivers sovereign #communications for #military, #disaster relief, and #industrial operations #communications #satellite #publicsafetyhttps://thenextweb.com/news/swedish-starlink-alternative-ru1-military-communications
Swedish startup unveils #Starlink alternative that #Musk can’t switch off. The RU1 delivers sovereign #communications for #military, #disaster relief, and #industrial operations #communications #satellite #publicsafetyhttps://thenextweb.com/news/swedish-starlink-alternative-ru1-military-communications
I’ve spent a significant part of my professional life in the satellite industry, and in recent years I’ve been increasingly troubled by the explosion in development and deployment of large constellations of small satellites in low earth orbit (LEO). This excellent (long read) article sets out all the reasons why, especially the effects on launch capacity, frequency spectrum regulation, and avoidance of physical and electronic interference.
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So, one week later, I heard today is indeed the final day of NOAA 15 (an automatic station in the US has only just now returned dead air).
One last APT recording, then - 19-8-2025 9.52.56.
I have packed the antenna away. Those of a more poetic disposition might care to read my final thoughts here - https://open-weather.community/archive/ow3241/
So, one week later, I heard today is indeed the final day of NOAA 15 (an automatic station in the US has only just now returned dead air).
One last APT recording, then - 19-8-2025 9.52.56.
I have packed the antenna away. Those of a more poetic disposition might care to read my final thoughts here - https://open-weather.community/archive/ow3241/
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Can someone explain to me what caused the dotted trail? It is the most unusual satellite trail I have ever captured in one of my pictures. (Actually, you can find a very well-defined satellite trail at the bottom left...).
Can someone explain to me what caused the dotted trail? It is the most unusual satellite trail I have ever captured in one of my pictures. (Actually, you can find a very well-defined satellite trail at the bottom left...).
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Innovative Earth observation with “DIEGOSat” supporting climate protection, agriculture and security: https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/innovative-earth-observation-with-diegosat-supporting-climate-protection-agriculture-and-security - German state government funds feasibility study on new #satellite system. More in https://wirtschaft.nrw/mit-hightech-gegen-duerre-braende-und-ernteausfaelle-land-unterstuetzt-innovatives and https://news.rub.de/wissenschaft/2025-07-31-geografie-diegosat-fuer-klimaschutz-landwirtschaft-und-sicherheit
Innovative Earth observation with “DIEGOSat” supporting climate protection, agriculture and security: https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/innovative-earth-observation-with-diegosat-supporting-climate-protection-agriculture-and-security - German state government funds feasibility study on new #satellite system. More in https://wirtschaft.nrw/mit-hightech-gegen-duerre-braende-und-ernteausfaelle-land-unterstuetzt-innovatives and https://news.rub.de/wissenschaft/2025-07-31-geografie-diegosat-fuer-klimaschutz-landwirtschaft-und-sicherheit
…#Musk’s order was an early glimpse of the #power the magnate now wields in #geopolitics & #GlobalSecurity because of #Starlink, a fast-growing #satellite internet service that barely existed early this decade & now provides connectivity even in remote areas of the world. Even before his brief role as donor & advisor to #Trump, Starlink’s success–& the unrivaled connectivity it offers across the planet–had given Musk increasing #influence w/political leaders, governments & militaries worldwide.
#Musk’s sway in #military affairs in Washington & beyond–through #Starlink’s dominance in #satellite #communications & #SpaceX’s clout in #space launches–has reached a dimension previously limited to #sovereign #governments, alarming some regulators & lawmakers. “Elon Musk’s current global dominance exemplifies the dangers of concentrated #power in unregulated domains,” Martha Lane Fox, a member of Britain’s upper house of parliament, said during a debate earlier this year.
But #Musk’s order, which hasn’t previously been reported, is the first known instance of the billionaire actively [& personally] shutting off #Starlink coverage over a battlefield during the conflict. The decision shocked some Starlink employees & effectively reshaped the front line of the fighting, enabling #Musk to take “the outcome of a war into his own hands,” another one of the three people said.
…#Musk’s order was an early glimpse of the #power the magnate now wields in #geopolitics & #GlobalSecurity because of #Starlink, a fast-growing #satellite internet service that barely existed early this decade & now provides connectivity even in remote areas of the world. Even before his brief role as donor & advisor to #Trump, Starlink’s success–& the unrivaled connectivity it offers across the planet–had given Musk increasing #influence w/political leaders, governments & militaries worldwide.
Jeremy Garniaux
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L'IRD recherche un soutien opérationnel aux traitement d'images satellitaires de la station SEAS-OI
#emploi#traitementDImage #satellite#télédétection#VSC#LaRéunion #IRD#UMREspaceDev#SEASOI #job
L'IRD recherche un soutien opérationnel aux traitement d'images satellitaires de la station SEAS-OI
#emploi#traitementDImage #satellite#télédétection#VSC#LaRéunion #IRD#UMREspaceDev#SEASOI #job
Tim Chambers
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🛰️ Major Satellite Suddenly Disappears
｢ Dubbed MethaneSAT, the $88 million spacecraft was launched into orbit aboard a SpaceX rocket in March 2024 and was expected to collect data on the potent greenhouse gas for at least five years.
But for the past two weeks, the satellite's operators, the nonprofit Environmental Defense Fund, have been unable to establish contact ｣
🛰️ Major Satellite Suddenly Disappears
｢ Dubbed MethaneSAT, the $88 million spacecraft was launched into orbit aboard a SpaceX rocket in March 2024 and was expected to collect data on the potent greenhouse gas for at least five years.
But for the past two weeks, the satellite's operators, the nonprofit Environmental Defense Fund, have been unable to establish contact ｣
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La SNCF pourrait choisir Starlink, le vaste réseau de Musk, pour équiper ses trains de la technologie satellite face à son rival européen Eutelsat. En septembre dernier, SpaceX a déjà été sélectionné par Air France-KLM pour installer progressivement le wifi à bord de tous ses avions. Confier nos moyens de communication dans les transports à un milliardaire fascisant, une riche idée! https://www.lalettre.fr/fr/entreprises_tech-et-telecoms/2025/07/03/le-plan-d-elon-musk-pour-brancher-les-tgv-francais-sur-starlink,110472501-eve
#Politique#SNCF#Transport#Musk#Starlink#Avion#Train#TGV#Satellite