Do It Yourself Track the Satellites
With the weather turning colder in many places in the world it's a great time to gaze at the various satellites passing overhead, and some are extremely visible to the naked eye.
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SatFantastic For Thales Alenia Space — EIGHTEEN!
Thales Alenia Space has started construction of 16 of its Low Earth Orbit communications satellites for Jersey, Channel Islands-based O3b Networks Limited, with options for additional spacecrafts.
Read MoreHigh-Five for RapidEye’s Rapid Launch of Five
A major accomplishment, to be sure as the five-satellite RapidEye constellation was successfully launched onboard Dnepr from Baikonur, Kazakhstan at 0715 UTC today. Following this morning's launch, the spacecraft separated from the launch vehicle in slightly different orbits to allow constellation phasing and will eventually be positioned equally spaced within the same orbit about 19 minutes apart.
Read MoreNo Constellation Concerns At RapidEye
With all of the necessary components for the launch of the RapidEye satellite constellation currently waiting in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, all appears to be set for the August launch for the German company RapidEye AG. All five earth observation satellites will be sent into orbit on a DNEPR-1 launch vehicle, released into a shared orbit at 630 km and will circle the globe 15 times daily.
Read MoreName Those RapidEye Satellites..
With the launch of the RapidEye constellation of five earth observation satellites anticipated sometime this August, RapidEye has unveiled a contest allowing anyone an opportunity to name one or more of their satellites.
Read MoreRapidEye Lives Up To Its Name
RapidEye's constellation of five satellites will download an enormous amount of data with the capability to image up to four million square kilometers of the earth's surface daily.
Read MoreMSV’s Nexgen SatNet Deployment Won’t Be Difficult On Customers
Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV)has announced plans to further extend its current generation network voice and mobile data services through December 31, 2012, and will offer these services on its nexgen hybrid satellite-terrestrial communications network slated for launch in 2010.
Read MoreORBCOMM Preps For 18 2G Sats
ORBCOMM Inc. [NASDAQ:ORBC) has signed a nexgen satellite constellation contract with Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) to build 18 new ORBCOMM Generation 2 (OG2) satellites, with an option to purchase up to 30 additional OG2 satellites to augment and upgrade ORBCOMM's existing satellite constellation.
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