Using a java plug-in, NASA's satellite tracker gives viewers a manipulable 3D view of every major satellite in earth-orbit.

The defunct German satellite ROSAT came plunging back to Earth early on Sunday, October 23, 2011, but we’re not really sure where pieces of it landed after surviving its dramatic descent through Earth's atmosphere.

It’s time to put on your anti-satellite helmets again, as the German-built ROSAT satellite readies itself for a crash back to Earth somewhere between October 21 and 25, 2011.

NASA’s UARS satellite fell to Earth early Saturday morning somewhere over the Pacific Ocean. But, Germany’s ROSAST satellite is getting ready to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere and come crashing to Earth. It’s due back in October-November 2011.

Early reports are just in; UARS fragments have been discovered south of Calgary in Canada.

Carnival Australia, which operates P&O Cruises Australian fleet, has optimised its satellite WAN connectivity on three of its ships with Silver Peak data centre class WAN optimisation appliances.

Carnival Australia, which operates P&O Cruises' Australian fleet, has optimised its satellite WAN connectivity on three of its ships with Silver Peak data centre class WAN optimisation appliances.

If you live in an area that’s either too remote or too difficult to get the NBN’s fibre optic cable to, the NBN’s wireless or satellite networks will be your on-ramp to the information superhighway.

NBN Co, charged with delivering the $36 billion National Broadband Network, says its Interim Satellite Service will be given first to consumers who don't have access to other broadband services.

In what was hoped to be a major viral marketing campaign, Samsung arranged for a tweet to be sent from the top of Mt Everest using their brand-new Galaxy S II smart phone.  Unfortunately, their claims of being the first have been dashed.