Arquivos de Tag: satellite

Cranktown City Assembles Massive Backyard Satellite Ground Station to Capture Weather Data From Orbit

Cranktown City spotted an eight-foot dish online and decided the usual starter kit of a small Yagi or a handheld weather dish simply would not do for a first serious look at signals coming down from space. What followed was a full-scale articulating mount planted on a large post set into a concrete pad, with […]

Musk chose to restrict Ukraine’s access to SpaceX satellite network, sources say

A decision by Elon Musk led to restrictions on Ukraine’s use of SpaceX’s satellite communications network, people familiar with the matter told CBS News. The satellite service, which is used for drone operations, hitting certain targets and protecting sites in Ukraine, was slowed significantly last week. Musk held multiple conversations with administration officials leading up […]

Do I Hold a Lost Nintendo Game? James Channel and Nintendo’s Vanishing Satellite Library

James Channel spent a recent video staring down a piece of Nintendo hardware that was never meant to last. His question is simple and a little unsettling: does the object in his hands still hold a game the rest of the world no longer has? That question only makes sense if you rewind past Satellaview […]

Satellite images of sunken Russian tanker off Oman coast show growing oil slick

An abandoned Russian tanker carrying millions of gallons of oil off the coast of Oman could potentially cause a larger environmental disaster after it was damaged from an unexplained explosion in early June. Satellite images show a growing oil slick in the area. Here’s what to know. Satellite images of sunken Russian tanker off Oman […]

Zelenskyy accuses Russia of assisting Iran with satellite imagery of U.S. bases in Middle East

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday he will share evidence with the United States showing Russia is assisting Iran in targeting U.S. bases in the Middle East via satellite surveillance. “Since the beginning of July, we have recorded active Russian satellite surveillance of the Gulf states and U.S. military facilities located there,” Zelenskyy said […]