items tagged with Satellite
Purdue University lends satellite idea to Egypt for disaster sensing
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2009-01-14 16:22:20
The Purdue Terrestrial Observatory will be used as a model for the Kamal Ewida Earth Observatory in Egypt, which will provide real-time, early-warning meteorological and environmental data on natural and human-made disasters such as epidemics, famines, flooding, earthquakes, and terrorism.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2009-01-14 16:22:20
The Purdue Terrestrial Observatory will be used as a model for the Kamal Ewida Earth Observatory in Egypt, which will provide real-time, early-warning meteorological and environmental data on natural and human-made disasters such as epidemics, famines, flooding, earthquakes, and terrorism.
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Aussie NBN network already being bypassed by Next G?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2008-12-07 20:47:21
With plenty of talk recently about how wireless technologies could make the proposed Australian "National Broadband Network" or NBN redundant, Telstra is already demonstrating an 800km rollout of fibre in the Northern Territory alongside wireless solutions that are serving rural and regional Australia with high-speed broadband – today.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2008-12-07 20:47:21
With plenty of talk recently about how wireless technologies could make the proposed Australian "National Broadband Network" or NBN redundant, Telstra is already demonstrating an 800km rollout of fibre in the Northern Territory alongside wireless solutions that are serving rural and regional Australia with high-speed broadband – today.
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Google Maps soon will look super-crisp with GeoEye-1 photos
Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2008-10-14 22:40:59
The GeoEye-1 satellite, launched in September, has just taken its first high-resolution photos and they're looking crystal clear in comparison with those we're used to so far with Google Maps.
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Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2008-10-14 22:40:59
The GeoEye-1 satellite, launched in September, has just taken its first high-resolution photos and they're looking crystal clear in comparison with those we're used to so far with Google Maps.
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Glory be! NASA wants to Send Your Name Around The Earth
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-09-26 09:16:48
According to the news release “Send Your Name Around The Earth On NASA's Glory Mission,” NASA says that “Members of the public can send their names around Earth on NASA's Glory satellite.”
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-09-26 09:16:48
According to the news release “Send Your Name Around The Earth On NASA's Glory Mission,” NASA says that “Members of the public can send their names around Earth on NASA's Glory satellite.”
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Mid ocean launch for Google-backed O3b broadband satellites
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Networks
2008-09-23 17:41:29
The first 16 satellites of O3b, which is planning to launch a network of medium earth orbit satellites to provide broadband backhaul services for ISPs and cellular network operators in developing countries will be launched on a Russian rocket from a platform in the middle of the ocean starting in late 2010.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Networks
2008-09-23 17:41:29
The first 16 satellites of O3b, which is planning to launch a network of medium earth orbit satellites to provide broadband backhaul services for ISPs and cellular network operators in developing countries will be launched on a Russian rocket from a platform in the middle of the ocean starting in late 2010.
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Google backed satellite venture promises broadband from the skies
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Networks
2008-09-09 16:40:10
O3b Networks - backed by Google, Liberty Global and HSBC - plans to launch a multi-satellite network that wil deliver "fibre performance over satellite at prices comparable to fibre" enabling ISPs and telcos in developing nations to deliver "cost-effective voice and broadband services at speeds equivalent to those enjoyed in the developed world."
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Networks
2008-09-09 16:40:10
O3b Networks - backed by Google, Liberty Global and HSBC - plans to launch a multi-satellite network that wil deliver "fibre performance over satellite at prices comparable to fibre" enabling ISPs and telcos in developing nations to deliver "cost-effective voice and broadband services at speeds equivalent to those enjoyed in the developed world."
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Earth-imaging satellite, GeoEye-1, launched with best resolution: 16 inches
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-09-07 11:43:29
On September 6, 2008, a two-ton Earth-imaging satellite called GeoEye-1 was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California (U.S.A.) for a polar orbit about 423 miles above the surface of the Earth. Google has secured exclusive online mapping rights.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-09-07 11:43:29
On September 6, 2008, a two-ton Earth-imaging satellite called GeoEye-1 was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California (U.S.A.) for a polar orbit about 423 miles above the surface of the Earth. Google has secured exclusive online mapping rights.
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Iran announces manned space program within ten years
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-08-21 11:01:23
The Iranian National Space Agency (ISA) intends to send Iranian astronauts into space within ten years. The announcement was made only days after Iran blasted a rocket into space as a test for its first domestically made satellite it hopes to launch sometime in the “near future.”
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-08-21 11:01:23
The Iranian National Space Agency (ISA) intends to send Iranian astronauts into space within ten years. The announcement was made only days after Iran blasted a rocket into space as a test for its first domestically made satellite it hopes to launch sometime in the “near future.”
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Iran launches second satellite-carrier Safir rocket into space
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-08-18 11:14:21
On Sunday, August 17, 2008, the Iranian government announced that it "successfully" launched, for the second time, its Safir two-stage “satellite-carrier” rocket into space. It supposedly lifted a “dummy” satellite into orbit.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-08-18 11:14:21
On Sunday, August 17, 2008, the Iranian government announced that it "successfully" launched, for the second time, its Safir two-stage “satellite-carrier” rocket into space. It supposedly lifted a “dummy” satellite into orbit.
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NASA determines what puts the "dance" into Northern Lights
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-07-24 15:44:28
According to the July 24, 2008 news release, NASA confirms that the THEMIS spacecraft have found that stressed out magnetic field lines are causing the colorful lights shows of the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) and Aurora Australis (Southern Lights) here on Earth.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-07-24 15:44:28
According to the July 24, 2008 news release, NASA confirms that the THEMIS spacecraft have found that stressed out magnetic field lines are causing the colorful lights shows of the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) and Aurora Australis (Southern Lights) here on Earth.
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When satnav and stupidity mix, the results are not pretty
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2008-07-22 11:17:44
Just how stupid can motorists be when it comes to satnav? The answer, according to a new survey, is very stupid indeed. How about so stupid that one motorist drove onto railway tracks and caused a train crash, or the lorry driver delivering goods from Turkey to Gibraltar who went on a 1,600 mile detour via the UK? We reveal the most stupid satnav drivers ever...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2008-07-22 11:17:44
Just how stupid can motorists be when it comes to satnav? The answer, according to a new survey, is very stupid indeed. How about so stupid that one motorist drove onto railway tracks and caused a train crash, or the lorry driver delivering goods from Turkey to Gibraltar who went on a 1,600 mile detour via the UK? We reveal the most stupid satnav drivers ever...
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ABC NewsRadio axes StarStuff program – why?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-06-26 09:14:48
ABC NewsRadio, Australia’s only 24 hour continuous news service, has axed one of its longest running programs because it wants to divert funding elsewhere. The program? StarStuff, the only space, science, astronomy and cosmology show on Australian radio. What a shame!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-06-26 09:14:48
ABC NewsRadio, Australia’s only 24 hour continuous news service, has axed one of its longest running programs because it wants to divert funding elsewhere. The program? StarStuff, the only space, science, astronomy and cosmology show on Australian radio. What a shame!
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Lost GPS signals now verified as caused by Northern Lights
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2008-06-23 08:31:52
U.K./U.S./Finland researchers conclude—in the first-of-its-kind study—that satellite navigation systems can fail due to the magnetic activity of the Northern Lights.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2008-06-23 08:31:52
U.K./U.S./Finland researchers conclude—in the first-of-its-kind study—that satellite navigation systems can fail due to the magnetic activity of the Northern Lights.
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Google Earth helps teens party in other people's pools
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-06-22 17:42:41
A new craze driven by Google Earth and Facebook is keeping UK police forces busy. Teenagers are locating houses with swimming pools and arranging illegal parties known as dips.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-06-22 17:42:41
A new craze driven by Google Earth and Facebook is keeping UK police forces busy. Teenagers are locating houses with swimming pools and arranging illegal parties known as dips.
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Two more satellites boosted by Ariane 5
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-06-12 22:59:19
A successful Ariane 5 ECA launch has placed a pair of telecommunications satellites into orbit.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-06-12 22:59:19
A successful Ariane 5 ECA launch has placed a pair of telecommunications satellites into orbit.
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Track satellites anywhere in the world with NASA Flybys
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-05-16 15:17:20
NASA has announced that it now has available a Global Satellite Tracker system for anyone anywhere in the world to use. It’s as easy to use as going to SpaceWeather.com.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-05-16 15:17:20
NASA has announced that it now has available a Global Satellite Tracker system for anyone anywhere in the world to use. It’s as easy to use as going to SpaceWeather.com.
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Space, Australia’s final frontier – Andy’s right!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-14 23:19:36
Andy Thomas, Australia’s very first man in space, has implored PM Kevin Rudd to thrust Australia into the space race. Andy says it’s vastly more affordable than before and Australia’s children should get serious about science and technology. Is he right?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-14 23:19:36
Andy Thomas, Australia’s very first man in space, has implored PM Kevin Rudd to thrust Australia into the space race. Andy says it’s vastly more affordable than before and Australia’s children should get serious about science and technology. Is he right?
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India launches 10 satellites at once
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-28 01:13:48
The Indian Space Research Organisation has successfully put ten satellites into orbit with a single rocket.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-28 01:13:48
The Indian Space Research Organisation has successfully put ten satellites into orbit with a single rocket.
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Can’t keep Galileo down: Second one successfully launched
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-27 11:50:40
Mission managers at the Russian Baikonur Cosmodrome announced Sunday, April 27, 2008, that a second satellite, GIOVE-B, for the European Space Agency’s Galileo global navigation satellite system was launched from a Soyuz-FG/Fregat launch vehicle.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-27 11:50:40
Mission managers at the Russian Baikonur Cosmodrome announced Sunday, April 27, 2008, that a second satellite, GIOVE-B, for the European Space Agency’s Galileo global navigation satellite system was launched from a Soyuz-FG/Fregat launch vehicle.
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NASA Ames and M2MI team up for nanosatellites
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-24 19:45:56
NASA’s Ames Research Center announces that it will be developing tiny space-based satellites with M2MI Corporation for fifth-generation telecommunications and networking systems for the Internet.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-24 19:45:56
NASA’s Ames Research Center announces that it will be developing tiny space-based satellites with M2MI Corporation for fifth-generation telecommunications and networking systems for the Internet.
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