Blog - Satellite Spy https://satellitespy.net/blog/ all about satellite communications Tue, 07 Jan 2025 05:53:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 Satellite Spy http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/25ab1bcade99f375db2d8c256d8d5b9c.png?s=48 https://satellitespy.net Space Communications, Navigation & Earth Observation Systems in the 5G Era https://satellitespy.net/blog/conferences-exhibitions/space-communications-navigation-earth-observation-systems-in-the-5g-era-2314/ https://satellitespy.net/blog/conferences-exhibitions/space-communications-navigation-earth-observation-systems-in-the-5g-era-2314/#respond Sun, 08 Sep 2019 07:19:48 +0000 https://www.satellitespy.net/?p=2314 The 37th International Communications Satellite Systems Conference (ICSSC) and its Colloquium, one of the most influential technical conferences on satellite communications systems, will be held in Okinawa, Japan from Tuesday October 29th through Friday November 1st, 2019. The Colloquium The first day, Tuesday, October 29th, is dedicated to the Colloquium which is entitled Disruptive Expansion of Space Laser […]

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]]> https://satellitespy.net/blog/conferences-exhibitions/space-communications-navigation-earth-observation-systems-in-the-5g-era-2314/feed/ 0 37th ICSSC Conference https://satellitespy.net/blog/conferences-exhibitions/aiaa-37th-icssc-conference-2251/ https://satellitespy.net/blog/conferences-exhibitions/aiaa-37th-icssc-conference-2251/#respond Mon, 15 Apr 2019 07:56:37 +0000 https://www.satellitespy.net/?p=2251 Space Communications, Navigation and Earth Observation Systems in the 5G Era 37th ICSSC ConferenceProgram The 37th International Communications Satellite Systems Conference (ICSSC) and its Colloquium, one of the most influential technical conferences on satellite communications systems, will be held in Okinawa, Japan from Tuesday October 29th through Friday November 1st, 2019. The first day, Tuesday, October 29th, is […]

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]]> https://satellitespy.net/blog/conferences-exhibitions/aiaa-37th-icssc-conference-2251/feed/ 0 30th Ka Conference Announcement and Call for Papers https://satellitespy.net/blog/conferences-exhibitions/30th-ka-conference-announcement-and-call-for-papers-2588/ https://satellitespy.net/blog/conferences-exhibitions/30th-ka-conference-announcement-and-call-for-papers-2588/#respond Tue, 07 Jan 2025 05:53:29 +0000 https://satellitespy.net/?p=2588 The Conference Organizing Committee is pleased to announce that the 30th Ka and Broadband Space Communications and Navigation Conference is scheduled to take place in Turin, Italy, from October 22 to 24, 2025. Join Us for the 30th Ka and Broadband Space Communications Conference in Turin! Unlock the Future of Space Communications!šŸ—“ Dates: October 22-24, […]

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]]> https://satellitespy.net/blog/conferences-exhibitions/30th-ka-conference-announcement-and-call-for-papers-2588/feed/ 0 Welcome to the Australian Space Agency https://satellitespy.net/blog/companies/welcome-to-the-australian-space-agency-2217/ https://satellitespy.net/blog/companies/welcome-to-the-australian-space-agency-2217/#respond Wed, 05 Sep 2018 13:07:24 +0000 https://www.satellitespy.net/?p=2217 Welcome to the Australian Space Agency! The following is the very first Newsletter issued by the brand new Australian Space Agency The Agency is keen to engage with individuals and businesses across the World so we would ask you to Subscribe to our Newsletter.  After you have subscribed then please read and be inspired by this very […]

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]]> https://satellitespy.net/blog/companies/welcome-to-the-australian-space-agency-2217/feed/ 0 Space Debris Challenges and Space Situational Awareness (SSA) https://satellitespy.net/blog/conferences-exhibitions/space-debris-challenges-and-space-situational-awareness-ssa-2146/ https://satellitespy.net/blog/conferences-exhibitions/space-debris-challenges-and-space-situational-awareness-ssa-2146/#comments Tue, 28 Aug 2018 05:00:40 +0000 https://www.satellitespy.net/?p=2146 I’m pleased to have been invited to sit on the panel “Debris – What Debris?” on Day 3 of the APSCC 2018 Satellite Conference & Exhibition (APSCC 2018), organised by Asia-Pacific Satellite Communications Council (APSCC), in Jakarta, Indonesia, 2 – 4 October 2018. It’s of particular interest to me as I’m leading the expansion of Goonhilly […]

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]]> https://satellitespy.net/blog/conferences-exhibitions/space-debris-challenges-and-space-situational-awareness-ssa-2146/feed/ 1 Joint 22nd Ka & 34th ICSSC Conference https://satellitespy.net/blog/conferences-exhibitions/joint-22nd-ka-34th-icssc-conference-2121/ https://satellitespy.net/blog/conferences-exhibitions/joint-22nd-ka-34th-icssc-conference-2121/#respond Tue, 13 Sep 2016 06:09:09 +0000 http://www.satellitespy.net/?p=2121 The Joint 22nd Ka/34th ICSSC Conference will take place in Cleveland, Ohio at the Renaissance Hotel on October 17 to 20, 2016. Given it is 50 years since the first ICSSC was held, the theme of the Joint Conference will be Communications Satellite Systems: A look back at the first fifty years and thoughts on […]

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]]> https://satellitespy.net/blog/conferences-exhibitions/joint-22nd-ka-34th-icssc-conference-2121/feed/ 0 Media Relations Focal Point for the AIAAā€™s CMSTC https://satellitespy.net/blog/companies/media-relations-focal-point-for-the-aiaas-cmstc-2043/ https://satellitespy.net/blog/companies/media-relations-focal-point-for-the-aiaas-cmstc-2043/#respond Sat, 21 Nov 2015 01:27:11 +0000 http://www.satellitespy.net/?p=2043 The following press release issued on 17th November 2015 concerns my appointment by the AIAA Communications Systems Technical Committee (CMSTC) as Chair of their Media Relations subcommittee: To fulfil the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronauticsā€™ (AIAA) vision and mission and live up to the words “Shaping the Future of Aerospace”, the Instituteā€™s strategic imperatives […]

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]]> https://satellitespy.net/blog/companies/media-relations-focal-point-for-the-aiaas-cmstc-2043/feed/ 0 2016 Joint Conference on Satellite Communications Systems https://satellitespy.net/blog/conferences-exhibitions/2016-joint-conference-satellite-communications-systems-1975/ https://satellitespy.net/blog/conferences-exhibitions/2016-joint-conference-satellite-communications-systems-1975/#respond Wed, 30 Sep 2015 06:14:06 +0000 http://www.satellitespy.net/?p=1975 The 34th AIAA International Communications Satellite Systems Conference (ICSSC) and the 22nd Ka and Broadband Communications Conference, the two most influential technical conferences on communications satellite systems, will be held jointly in Cleveland, Ohio, October 18 to 20, 2016. 2016 is the year in which the AIAA ICSSC will celebrate its 50th anniversary and this […]

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]]> https://satellitespy.net/blog/conferences-exhibitions/2016-joint-conference-satellite-communications-systems-1975/feed/ 0 Satcom September – ICSSC 2015 https://satellitespy.net/blog/conferences-exhibitions/satcom-september-icssc-2015-1913/ https://satellitespy.net/blog/conferences-exhibitions/satcom-september-icssc-2015-1913/#respond Wed, 02 Sep 2015 23:38:19 +0000 http://www.satellitespy.net/?p=1913 So what is ICSSC 2015 and why is it one of the most prestigious events in the satellite communications calendar? The AIAA ICSSC conference is held at a different location every year and each event focuses on a specific, relevant satellite communications theme. The conference papers are predominantly technical and engineering based and attract top-class […]

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]]> https://satellitespy.net/blog/conferences-exhibitions/satcom-september-icssc-2015-1913/feed/ 0 Satcom September – VSAT 2015 https://satellitespy.net/blog/conferences-exhibitions/satcom-september-vsat-2015-1886/ https://satellitespy.net/blog/conferences-exhibitions/satcom-september-vsat-2015-1886/#respond Sun, 30 Aug 2015 10:26:44 +0000 http://www.satellitespy.net/?p=1886 There are many satellite communications conferences and exhibitions which take place every year all over the globe ā€“ itā€™s an international business after all. For some reason September would appear to be the busiest month, perhaps because itā€™s ā€œback to workā€ following the northern hemisphereā€™s summer vacation period. Whatever the reason, September is a busy […]

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]]> https://satellitespy.net/blog/conferences-exhibitions/satcom-september-vsat-2015-1886/feed/ 0 The Power of SIGINT https://satellitespy.net/blog/companies/the-power-of-sigint-1854/ https://satellitespy.net/blog/companies/the-power-of-sigint-1854/#comments Sun, 23 Aug 2015 10:50:12 +0000 http://www.satellitespy.net/?p=1854 As a youngish engineer in the 1980s Iā€™d already had plenty of experience in exploiting the properties of communications signals to solve complex problems. Iā€™d been responsible for planning and executing the in-orbit testing of the European Space Agencyā€™s (ESA) first 3-axis stabilised Ku-Band communications satellites, OTS and ECS. In-orbit testing is a very different […]

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]]> https://satellitespy.net/blog/companies/the-power-of-sigint-1854/feed/ 4 Put A Rocket Under Your Website https://satellitespy.net/blog/people/put-a-rocket-under-your-website-1830/ https://satellitespy.net/blog/people/put-a-rocket-under-your-website-1830/#respond Fri, 10 Jul 2015 13:32:56 +0000 http://www.satellitespy.net/?p=1830 Itā€™s taken a few years putting together this 40+ page website and carrying out ongoing site updates and maintenance. Gradually, the website became slower and slower to load and that fact didn’t really dawn on me until I recently received a tweet from a long-time tweep colleague, Cinnamon Carter (@Cinnamon_Carter). Always succinct and to the […]

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]]> https://satellitespy.net/blog/people/put-a-rocket-under-your-website-1830/feed/ 0 The Space Race https://satellitespy.net/blog/satellites/space-race-1795/ https://satellitespy.net/blog/satellites/space-race-1795/#respond Mon, 22 Sep 2014 11:24:47 +0000 http://www.satellitespy.net/?p=1795 I have to thank my friend and relation Chris Benson for putting this unique package of videos together. I just quote from what he sent me: “I just watched a 2005 BBC documentary on the Space Race. I thought it was superb – I thought I knew all of that stuff, but I didn’t – […]

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]]> https://satellitespy.net/blog/satellites/space-race-1795/feed/ 0 Login Problem Corrected https://satellitespy.net/blog/people/login-problem-corrected-1750/ https://satellitespy.net/blog/people/login-problem-corrected-1750/#respond Sat, 25 Jan 2014 06:58:43 +0000 http://www.satellitespy.net/?p=1750 Some of you might have encountered a MySatelliteSpy Member Login problem of late. Well, it’s been fixed! Logging in via the Forum has been fine, but any member logging in using the normal Login form elsewhere on the website will have hit “ERROR – Incorrect Password”. Those who reset their password will have seen the […]

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]]> https://satellitespy.net/blog/people/login-problem-corrected-1750/feed/ 0 Wake Up Rosetta https://satellitespy.net/blog/space/solar-system/wake-rosetta-1726/ https://satellitespy.net/blog/space/solar-system/wake-rosetta-1726/#respond Sat, 18 Jan 2014 12:55:07 +0000 http://www.satellitespy.net/?p=1726 On Monday morning 20th January 2014 at 11:00am Central European Time (10:00am GMT) a snoozing spacecraft will be woken up nearly 1 Billion kilometres from Earth. It’s needed a long sleep, because it will have a lot of (literally) ground-breaking work to do. It’s an interesting alarm call. ESA would have to send the wake-up […]

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]]> https://satellitespy.net/blog/space/solar-system/wake-rosetta-1726/feed/ 0 Thwart Hackers and Eavesdroppers – Get a Strong VPN https://satellitespy.net/blog/security/thwart-hackers-and-eavesdroppers-get-a-strong-vpn-1496/ https://satellitespy.net/blog/security/thwart-hackers-and-eavesdroppers-get-a-strong-vpn-1496/#respond Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:33:58 +0000 http://www.satellitespy.net/?p=1496 Recent news stories about the possible interception and logging of people’s emails and internet activities have made Hacking and Eavesdropping very hot topics indeed. In a way, that’s a good thing because the majority of people have no idea just how prevalent hacking and interception already is. Not necessarily by Governments, but by the many […]

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]]> https://satellitespy.net/blog/security/thwart-hackers-and-eavesdroppers-get-a-strong-vpn-1496/feed/ 0 Cleaning up a Hacked Website https://satellitespy.net/blog/companies/cleaning-up-a-hacked-website-1010/ https://satellitespy.net/blog/companies/cleaning-up-a-hacked-website-1010/#respond Tue, 13 Nov 2012 13:30:23 +0000 http://www.satellitespy.net/?p=1010 Hackers attack websites for a variety of purposes. Apart from defacement hacks more and more sites are becoming targets for criminals attempting to steal data ā€“ passwords, bank account details etc. There are numerous articles which describe such attacks, and that type of hack requires immediate specialist intervention and assistance. While this article here deals […]

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]]> https://satellitespy.net/blog/companies/cleaning-up-a-hacked-website-1010/feed/ 0 See the Sirius FM-4 Satellite at The Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum https://satellitespy.net/blog/satellites/communication-satellites/see-the-sirius-fm-4-satellite-at-the-smithsonian-national-air-space-museum-969/ https://satellitespy.net/blog/satellites/communication-satellites/see-the-sirius-fm-4-satellite-at-the-smithsonian-national-air-space-museum-969/#respond Wed, 24 Oct 2012 15:24:25 +0000 http://www.satellitespy.net/?p=969 One of the first satellites designed to provide space-based digital radio service to consumers in the United States and Canada was donated by SiriusXM Radio and Space Systems/Loral to the Smithsonian. The Sirius FM-4 broadcasting satellite was built as a flight-ready back-up for a constellation of three satellites developed by SiriusXM and manufactured by Space […]

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]]> https://satellitespy.net/blog/satellites/communication-satellites/see-the-sirius-fm-4-satellite-at-the-smithsonian-national-air-space-museum-969/feed/ 0 What is 4G? Do you know? https://satellitespy.net/blog/telecommunications/what-is-4g-do-you-know-943/ https://satellitespy.net/blog/telecommunications/what-is-4g-do-you-know-943/#respond Sun, 23 Sep 2012 03:47:48 +0000 http://www.satellitespy.net/?p=943 It’s not often that I stray into the broader world of telecommunications, but I was so impressed with this article by Mark Gregory in “The Conversation” that I wanted to share it in its entirety. For those of you who want a peek behind the ‘4G’ acronym without being sucked into a morass of technical […]

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]]> https://satellitespy.net/blog/telecommunications/what-is-4g-do-you-know-943/feed/ 0 Loss of the OTS 1 Satellite https://satellitespy.net/blog/satellites/communication-satellites/loss-of-the-ots-1-satellite-918/ https://satellitespy.net/blog/satellites/communication-satellites/loss-of-the-ots-1-satellite-918/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 10:52:42 +0000 http://www.satellitespy.net/?p=918 This is a sorry tale of how four yearsā€™ work was destroyed in 54 seconds. Some say that the number thirteen is unlucky and on 13th September 1977, exactly 35 years ago today, this proved to be the case for me and the whole team that developed the OTS satellite. Hereā€™s how things played out. […]

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]]> https://satellitespy.net/blog/satellites/communication-satellites/loss-of-the-ots-1-satellite-918/feed/ 10 50 Years of Satellite Communications https://satellitespy.net/blog/satellites/communication-satellites/50-years-of-satellite-communications-876/ https://satellitespy.net/blog/satellites/communication-satellites/50-years-of-satellite-communications-876/#respond Thu, 26 Jul 2012 15:38:01 +0000 http://www.satellitespy.net/?p=876 It’s not often that I publish two blog posts in quick succession, but this is an exception. Only a couple of weeks ago on July 10th 2012 I posted “The Birth of Satellite Communications” on the anniversary of the launch of Telstar, the world’s first commercial communications satellite. That blog post was subsequently published in […]

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]]> https://satellitespy.net/blog/satellites/communication-satellites/50-years-of-satellite-communications-876/feed/ 0 Olympic Games 2012 – Powered by Satellites https://satellitespy.net/blog/satellites/communication-satellites/olympic-games-2012-powered-by-satellites-852/ https://satellitespy.net/blog/satellites/communication-satellites/olympic-games-2012-powered-by-satellites-852/#comments Thu, 26 Jul 2012 10:09:06 +0000 http://www.satellitespy.net/?p=852 Without satellites, the Olympics wouldn’t be what they are … Only a lucky few million people will actually attend the London 2012 Olympic Games, whereas billions of people all over the world will feel part of the event as a result of the immediacy of live television. The following 4 minute video produced by the […]

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]]> https://satellitespy.net/blog/satellites/communication-satellites/olympic-games-2012-powered-by-satellites-852/feed/ 5 50 Years Ago Today – The Birth of Satellite Communications https://satellitespy.net/blog/satellites/communication-satellites/the-birth-of-satellite-communications-836/ https://satellitespy.net/blog/satellites/communication-satellites/the-birth-of-satellite-communications-836/#comments Tue, 10 Jul 2012 11:38:25 +0000 http://www.satellitespy.net/?p=836 10th July 1962 marked the birth of satellite communications. Exactly 50 years ago today the Telstar satellite commenced its journey into space from Cape Canaveral and became the first ever active commercial communications satellite. It carried the first live trans-Atlantic TV broadcasts. These days, satellite launches are commonplace and polar orbits, MEO orbits, Molniya orbits, […]

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]]> https://satellitespy.net/blog/satellites/communication-satellites/the-birth-of-satellite-communications-836/feed/ 1 7 MINUTES OF TERROR https://satellitespy.net/blog/space/space-programmes/7-minutes-of-terror-758/ https://satellitespy.net/blog/space/space-programmes/7-minutes-of-terror-758/#respond Wed, 27 Jun 2012 14:45:31 +0000 http://www.satellitespy.net/?p=758 Seven minutes of terror when the Mars Curiosity (MSL) rover undertakes its planned descent to the Martian surface … Team members at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory share the challenges of the Curiosity Mars rover’s final minutes to landing on the surface of Mars Now that’s what I call systems engineering!

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]]> https://satellitespy.net/blog/space/space-programmes/7-minutes-of-terror-758/feed/ 0 Vega Launch – Europe’s Newest Satellite Launcher https://satellitespy.net/blog/companies/vega-launch-europes-newest-satellite-launcher-651/ https://satellitespy.net/blog/companies/vega-launch-europes-newest-satellite-launcher-651/#respond Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:18:59 +0000 http://www.satellitespy.net/?p=651   Tomorrow, 13th February 2012 will see the launch of Europeā€™s newest satellite launch vehicle, Vega, from the European Space Agencyā€™s (ESA) Spaceport at Kourou, weather permitting. This first test flight Vega launch will carry 9 payloads ā€“ seven Cubesat satellites plus two Italian Space Agency satellites. The video above provides an extremely interesting overview […]

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]]> https://satellitespy.net/blog/companies/vega-launch-europes-newest-satellite-launcher-651/feed/ 0 Radar Wars https://satellitespy.net/blog/missiles/radar-wars-643/ https://satellitespy.net/blog/missiles/radar-wars-643/#respond Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:54:56 +0000 http://www.satellitespy.net/?p=643 Not my usual sort of post, but this just had to be shared. Believe me, this could well be true. I could recount some similar, real situations – but then they’d have to shoot me! Attribution: I always like to acknowledge, reference and attribute things which I put into posts, if possible. On researching this […]

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]]> https://satellitespy.net/blog/missiles/radar-wars-643/feed/ 0 Young Australian of the Year – Marita Cheng, Engineering Visionary https://satellitespy.net/blog/places/young-australian-of-the-year-marita-cheng-engineering-visionary-612/ https://satellitespy.net/blog/places/young-australian-of-the-year-marita-cheng-engineering-visionary-612/#respond Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:03:01 +0000 http://www.satellitespy.net/?p=612 The prime minister of Australia has just announced the “Australian of the Year” awards on the eve of Australia Day, 26th January. The Young Australian of the Year 2012 is Marita Cheng, who has been hailed as an engineering visionary. GO ENGINEERS! GO WOMEN ENGINEERS! NATION BUILDERS! Here’s an extract from the website of the […]

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]]> https://satellitespy.net/blog/places/young-australian-of-the-year-marita-cheng-engineering-visionary-612/feed/ 0 Year of the Dragon – 龙幓 https://satellitespy.net/blog/people/year-of-the-dragon-%e9%be%99%e7%9a%84%e5%b9%b4%e4%bb%bd-586/ https://satellitespy.net/blog/people/year-of-the-dragon-%e9%be%99%e7%9a%84%e5%b9%b4%e4%bb%bd-586/#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 09:04:39 +0000 http://www.satellitespy.net/?p=586 龙幓吉ē„„ļ¼ ꖰēš„äø€å¹“ē„å…Øäø–ē•Œäŗŗę°‘å„½čæčæžčæžē”Ÿę“»ē¾Žę»”ļ¼ Welcome to the Year of the Dragon! I hope that this new year will bring good luck to all people in the world. I don’t speak or write Chinese, so I sincerely hope that the above Chinese text correctly conveys my meaning. If it is wrong in any way then please leave a […]

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]]> https://satellitespy.net/blog/people/year-of-the-dragon-%e9%be%99%e7%9a%84%e5%b9%b4%e4%bb%bd-586/feed/ 2 WGS-4 Military Communications Satellite Launch https://satellitespy.net/blog/satellites/communication-satellites/wgs-4-military-communications-satellite-launch-478/ https://satellitespy.net/blog/satellites/communication-satellites/wgs-4-military-communications-satellite-launch-478/#respond Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:05:50 +0000 http://www.satellitespy.net/?p=478 Boeing has received the first on-orbit signals from the fourth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite it is delivering to the U.S. Air Force. The signals indicate that WGS-4, the first in the Block II series, is healthy and ready to begin orbital manoeuvres and operational testing. Further detailed information can be found on Boeingā€™s website […]

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]]> https://satellitespy.net/blog/satellites/communication-satellites/wgs-4-military-communications-satellite-launch-478/feed/ 0 The Ultimate Seismograph + 97th Anniversary of Avezzano Earthquake https://satellitespy.net/blog/satellites/satellite-orbits/geostationary-satellites/the-ultimate-seismograph-97th-anniversary-for-avezzano-443/ https://satellitespy.net/blog/satellites/satellite-orbits/geostationary-satellites/the-ultimate-seismograph-97th-anniversary-for-avezzano-443/#respond Sun, 08 Jan 2012 09:05:02 +0000 http://www.satellitespy.net/?p=443 This is not only a true story, but also is timed to mark the 97th Anniversary of the devastating earthquake which destroyed Avezzano on 13th January 1915, resulting in a massive loss of life. Have you ever been in an earthquake? I have, once, and itā€™s scary. Not a powerful earthquake, admittedly, and most California […]

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]]> https://satellitespy.net/blog/satellites/satellite-orbits/geostationary-satellites/the-ultimate-seismograph-97th-anniversary-for-avezzano-443/feed/ 0 How to Survive an Earthquake ā€“ The Triangle of Life https://satellitespy.net/blog/places/how-to-survive-an-earthquake-%e2%80%93-the-triangle-of-life-430/ https://satellitespy.net/blog/places/how-to-survive-an-earthquake-%e2%80%93-the-triangle-of-life-430/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:46:20 +0000 http://www.satellitespy.net/?p=430 Every year there are hundreds, if not thousands of earthquakes but the only ones to make the headlines are those that impact significantly on us humans. 2011 was a bad year for such events ā€“ I donā€™t need to name them as they will all flash into your mind as you read this. For a […]

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]]> https://satellitespy.net/blog/places/how-to-survive-an-earthquake-%e2%80%93-the-triangle-of-life-430/feed/ 1 Santa Claus – An Engineer’s Perspective https://satellitespy.net/blog/travel/santa-claus-an-engineers-perspective-382/ https://satellitespy.net/blog/travel/santa-claus-an-engineers-perspective-382/#respond Fri, 23 Dec 2011 12:36:12 +0000 http://www.satellitespy.net/?p=382 Someone sent me this in an email quite a few years ago. It’s a gem! I don’t know where it originated or who holds the copyright, but with apologies and grateful thanks to the copyright holder … Here it is: There are approximately two billion children (persons under 18) in the world. However, since Santa […]

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]]> https://satellitespy.net/blog/travel/santa-claus-an-engineers-perspective-382/feed/ 0 Merry Christmas & Happy New Year https://satellitespy.net/blog/people/merry-christmas-happy-new-year-362/ https://satellitespy.net/blog/people/merry-christmas-happy-new-year-362/#respond Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:48:36 +0000 http://www.satellitespy.net/?p=362 I wanted to send some sort of holiday greeting to my friends and colleagues, but it’s difficult in today’s world to know exactly what to say without offending someone. So I met with my lawyer last night, and on advice I wish to say the following: DEFINITIONS ā€œThe Wisherā€ ā€“ Me. ā€œThe Wisheeā€ ā€“ You. […]

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]]> https://satellitespy.net/blog/people/merry-christmas-happy-new-year-362/feed/ 0 Watch the VLA Antennas Dance https://satellitespy.net/blog/places/quand-les-antennes-du-vla-dansent-315/ https://satellitespy.net/blog/places/quand-les-antennes-du-vla-dansent-315/#respond Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:17:15 +0000 http://www.satellitespy.net/?p=315 TimeScapes 4K from Tom Lowe on Vimeo. When I saw this short time-lapse video I was just blown away! Twenty seven 25 metre antennas of the Very Large Array (VLA) in New Mexico dancing in unison – and to music. Thanks so much to Brigitte Bailleul (@Brigitte_Ba on Twitter) for bringing it to my attention. […]

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]]> https://satellitespy.net/blog/places/quand-les-antennes-du-vla-dansent-315/feed/ 0 New Asia-Pacific Editor for SatMagazine + MilsatMagazine https://satellitespy.net/blog/companies/new-asia-pacific-editor-for-satmagazine-milsatmagazine-257/ https://satellitespy.net/blog/companies/new-asia-pacific-editor-for-satmagazine-milsatmagazine-257/#respond Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:29:07 +0000 http://www.satellitespy.net/?p=257 Well, I guess the time has arrived for me to come in from the cold and own up to who I really am! Iā€™m Dr Bob Gough, managing director of Carrick Communications Ltd, and Iā€™ve just been appointed as the Asia-Pacific Editor for SatMagazine and MilsatMagazine. These are published monthly by the long-established Satnews Publishers, […]

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]]> https://satellitespy.net/blog/companies/new-asia-pacific-editor-for-satmagazine-milsatmagazine-257/feed/ 0 Good News for Goonhilly, Space Science & Cornwall https://satellitespy.net/blog/earth-stations/good-news-for-goonhilly-space-science-cornwall-299/ https://satellitespy.net/blog/earth-stations/good-news-for-goonhilly-space-science-cornwall-299/#respond Wed, 07 Dec 2011 08:35:49 +0000 http://www.satellitespy.net/?p=299 I love being able to report good news and I heard some very good news yesterday. So much so that I think Iā€™ve upset all my Twitter followers by bombarding them with tweets ā€“ I apologise! (a quick “Thank You” to @DocLorraine, @DrLucyRogers and @stewartwardby for responding so quickly). What was so good that it […]

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]]> https://satellitespy.net/blog/earth-stations/good-news-for-goonhilly-space-science-cornwall-299/feed/ 0 Watch the Mars Science Lab (MSL) Launch Here https://satellitespy.net/blog/space/solar-system/watch-the-mars-curiosity-launch-here-249/ https://satellitespy.net/blog/space/solar-system/watch-the-mars-curiosity-launch-here-249/#respond Sat, 26 Nov 2011 13:12:16 +0000 http://www.satellitespy.net/?p=249 The post Watch the Mars Science Lab (MSL) Launch Here appeared first on Satellite Spy.

]]> https://satellitespy.net/blog/space/solar-system/watch-the-mars-curiosity-launch-here-249/feed/ 0 Goonhilly – Yesterday, Today + Tomorrow https://satellitespy.net/blog/earth-stations/goonhilly-yesterday-today-tomorrow-200/ https://satellitespy.net/blog/earth-stations/goonhilly-yesterday-today-tomorrow-200/#respond Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:56:31 +0000 http://www.satellitespy.net/?p=200 Having been involved one way and another with the Goonhilly satellite earth station for some 35 years, imagine my delight at being asked by Satnews Publishers to write an Insight Feature about it for their monthly SatMagazine. I viewed this as a real honour, since Satnews Publishers is a long-established and arguably the market-leading source […]

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]]> https://satellitespy.net/blog/earth-stations/goonhilly-yesterday-today-tomorrow-200/feed/ 0 Watch Dramatic NASA NPP Launch https://satellitespy.net/blog/satellites/earth-observation-satellites/watch-dramatic-nasa-npp-launch-187/ https://satellitespy.net/blog/satellites/earth-observation-satellites/watch-dramatic-nasa-npp-launch-187/#respond Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:57:51 +0000 http://www.satellitespy.net/?p=187 Prior to presenting the launch video itself, the following video link gives a real, behind the scenes look at the launcher integration and final launch preparations. Viewing this 6 minute video will put the launch itself into perspective => NPP Launch Preparations Right, the “quick” version of the launch itself: NASA’s National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental […]

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]]> https://satellitespy.net/blog/satellites/earth-observation-satellites/watch-dramatic-nasa-npp-launch-187/feed/ 0 LA Confidential ā€“ X-Band & Artichokes https://satellitespy.net/blog/places/cities/la-confidential-x-band-artichokes-170/ https://satellitespy.net/blog/places/cities/la-confidential-x-band-artichokes-170/#respond Fri, 28 Oct 2011 08:46:08 +0000 http://www.satellitespy.net/?p=170 Iā€™m the sort of person who likes to plan, but despite my best intentions life always seems to be event-driven. Such is the case today, which is why Iā€™m writing this. Let me explain: Iā€™m on LinkedIn and am a member of some 30+ Groups relating to satellite communications. Being a helpful sort of guy […]

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]]> https://satellitespy.net/blog/places/cities/la-confidential-x-band-artichokes-170/feed/ 0 Soyuz Launches 2 Galileo Satellites Today https://satellitespy.net/blog/satellites/soyuz-launches-2-galileo-satellites-today-162/ https://satellitespy.net/blog/satellites/soyuz-launches-2-galileo-satellites-today-162/#respond Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:26:09 +0000 http://www.satellitespy.net/?p=162 Watch live streaming video from eurospaceagency at livestream.com Watch the launch preparations at Kourou, the successful launch, and the post-launch operations above. This launch marks the start of a new era of navigation satellites.

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]]> https://satellitespy.net/blog/satellites/soyuz-launches-2-galileo-satellites-today-162/feed/ 0 Help Save Goonhilly Earth Station Complex https://satellitespy.net/blog/earth-stations/help-save-goonhilly-earth-station-complex-139/ https://satellitespy.net/blog/earth-stations/help-save-goonhilly-earth-station-complex-139/#respond Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:13:46 +0000 http://www.satellitespy.net/?p=139 Everybodyā€™s heard of Goonhilly, havenā€™t they? No? Iā€™m amazed, so hereā€™s the story of a piece of UK National and technological heritage and why it desperately needs your support right now. Thereā€™s an urgent petition to the UK Government which needs to be considered and, if agreed with, then signed by all people who do […]

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]]> https://satellitespy.net/blog/earth-stations/help-save-goonhilly-earth-station-complex-139/feed/ 0 Welcome to the New Satellite Spy Website https://satellitespy.net/blog/links/welcome-to-the-new-satellite-spy-website-70/ https://satellitespy.net/blog/links/welcome-to-the-new-satellite-spy-website-70/#respond Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:35:25 +0000 http://www.satellitespy.net/wordpress/?p=70 Welcome to Satellite Spy’s new website at https://satellitespy.net. For previous followers of the blog when it was located on Blogger – Congratulations! You’ve found its new home. I’m still fighting a few glitches with the new site, not the least of which is that the Landing page is wrong, coupled with the fact that currently […]

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]]> https://satellitespy.net/blog/links/welcome-to-the-new-satellite-spy-website-70/feed/ 0 Oh Deer ā€“ The MX Missile, a Flying Coffin and the Twin Towers https://satellitespy.net/blog/travel/air-travel/oh-deer-the-mx-missile-a-flying-coffin-and-the-twin-towers-8/ https://satellitespy.net/blog/travel/air-travel/oh-deer-the-mx-missile-a-flying-coffin-and-the-twin-towers-8/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 13:11:00 +0000 https://satellitespy.net/wordpress/?p=8 The anniversary of the atrocity committed against the USA has triggered memories of a day some 30 years ago which culminated in a picture-perfect flight into NYCā€™s La Guardia airport, the approach being down the Hudson River with a sharp turn to port across Manhattan onto the final approach. A stunning afternoon view of Manhattan […]

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]]> https://satellitespy.net/blog/travel/air-travel/oh-deer-the-mx-missile-a-flying-coffin-and-the-twin-towers-8/feed/ 2 Deepest, Darkest Borneo https://satellitespy.net/blog/travel/air-travel/deepest-darkest-borneo-7/ https://satellitespy.net/blog/travel/air-travel/deepest-darkest-borneo-7/#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2011 01:07:00 +0000 https://satellitespy.net/wordpress/?p=7 It might be a week or so before my next post as Iā€™m about to depart from the connected world for a bit. Internet availability in Borneo is expected to be patchy ā€“ thatā€™s why theyā€™ll benefit from more satellite communications. If I manage to survive the jungle, the mosquitoes, leeches, snakes,spiders and the occasional […]

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]]> https://satellitespy.net/blog/travel/air-travel/deepest-darkest-borneo-7/feed/ 2 First and Last Launches of the Space Shuttle https://satellitespy.net/blog/places/countries/first-and-last-launches-of-the-space-shuttle-6/ https://satellitespy.net/blog/places/countries/first-and-last-launches-of-the-space-shuttle-6/#respond Fri, 08 Jul 2011 09:53:00 +0000 https://satellitespy.net/wordpress/?p=6 Well spotted. The internal photo isnā€™t a picture of the Space Shuttle. Itā€™s one of the European Space Agencyā€˜s (ESA) first astronauts, Wubbo Ockels, inside the ESA Spacelab D1 in the Shuttleā€™s cargo bay (both pictures are courtesy of and copyright Ā©NASA). ESA’s first astronaught was Ulf Merbold flying in Spacelab on STS-9. Iā€™m writing […]

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]]> https://satellitespy.net/blog/places/countries/first-and-last-launches-of-the-space-shuttle-6/feed/ 0 Following and Commenting https://satellitespy.net/blog/satellites/satellite-orbits/geostationary-satellites/following-and-commenting-5/ https://satellitespy.net/blog/satellites/satellite-orbits/geostationary-satellites/following-and-commenting-5/#respond Tue, 05 Jul 2011 05:12:00 +0000 https://satellitespy.net/wordpress/?p=5 From 1st October 2011 the specifics of the next four paragraphs in italics no longer apply, following the move to this new https://satellitespy.net website. The rest do – because I can’t change history! [A couple of people have had questions about following and posting comments on the blog. If you want to follow, then click […]

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]]> https://satellitespy.net/blog/satellites/satellite-orbits/geostationary-satellites/following-and-commenting-5/feed/ 0 Prologue : Satellite Spyā€™s First Blog Post https://satellitespy.net/blog/places/countries/prologue-satellite-spy%e2%80%99s-first-blog-post-4/ https://satellitespy.net/blog/places/countries/prologue-satellite-spy%e2%80%99s-first-blog-post-4/#comments Mon, 04 Jul 2011 13:19:00 +0000 https://satellitespy.net/wordpress/?p=4 How do you start a blog that you know will go on for years? My answer: Dive in at the deep end! This is the book Iā€™ve wanted to write for years, but organising a book, spending months getting everything organised and in the right order is just plain boring. When, if ever, itā€™s finished […]

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