https://cluster-site.onrender.com/tags/satellite/ Recent content in Satellite on Tenu Tech Brief Hugo -- 0.146.0 en-us Wed, 25 Feb 2026 18:44:22 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/valve-malfunction-blamed-for-failure-of-indian-satellite-to-raise-its-orbit/ Wed, 25 Feb 2026 17:45:01 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/valve-malfunction-blamed-for-failure-of-indian-satellite-to-raise-its-orbit/ • HOUSTON - India’s space agency says a valve failure prevented a navigation spacecraft launched more than a year ago from raising its orbit • 25statement, the Indian Space Researc https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/first-metop-second-generation-b-satellite-spreads-its-wing/ Wed, 25 Feb 2026 09:20:00 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/first-metop-second-generation-b-satellite-spreads-its-wing/ • With launch planned for later this year, testing is well underway to ensure the MetOp Second Generation-B1 weather satellite is ready for its life in orbit around Earth • These c https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/iridium-9604-combines-satellite-lte-m-and-gnss/ Wed, 25 Feb 2026 08:32:00 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/iridium-9604-combines-satellite-lte-m-and-gnss/ • Three-in-one IoT module cuts board space by up to 60% and supports dual-mode connectivity for global deployments • Iridium Communications Inc • unveiled theIridium 9604, a compac https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/iridium-9604-3-in-1-iot-module-combines-satellite-cellular-gnss/ Wed, 25 Feb 2026 07:10:39 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/iridium-9604-3-in-1-iot-module-combines-satellite-cellular-gnss/ • Iridium 9604 combines satellite, cellular, and GNSS in one module. • Supports Iridium Short Burst Data, LTE-M, and global GNSS positioning. • Single 26x16 mm package saves up to https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/esa-space-safety-programme-aims-to-detect-and-mitigate-space-hazards/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 08:07:00 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/esa-space-safety-programme-aims-to-detect-and-mitigate-space-hazards/ • ESA Space Safety Programme aims to detect and mitigate space hazards. • Focuses on natural threats like asteroids and solar storms. • Also addresses human‑made debris and collisi https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/sda-taps-ast-spacemobile-to-demo-commercial-satellite-links-to-military-radios/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 21:46:32 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/sda-taps-ast-spacemobile-to-demo-commercial-satellite-links-to-military-radios/ • The $30M award is the first under SDA’s Hybrid Acquisition for proliferated Low-earth Orbit (HALO) program. • The $30M award is the first under SDA’s Hybrid Acquisition for proli https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/global-greening-study-shows-earths-green-wave-is-shifting-northeast/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 20:00:05 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/global-greening-study-shows-earths-green-wave-is-shifting-northeast/ • Scientists develop new method to track Earth’s greenness via center of mass calculation. • Approach uses satellite data to quantify vegetation health globally across regions. • F https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/aalyria-hits-1.3-billion-valuation-after-raising-funds-for-satellite-mesh-network/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 17:03:45 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/aalyria-hits-1.3-billion-valuation-after-raising-funds-for-satellite-mesh-network/ • - Aalyria announced a $100 million funding round Feb. • 23 that values the Californian venture at $1.3 billion, supporting deployment of laser terminals and software for dynamica https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/ai-deep-denoiser-can-remove-clouds-from-satellite-images/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 16:20:03 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/ai-deep-denoiser-can-remove-clouds-from-satellite-images/ • Thick cloud cover can completely obscure the surface of the Earth from satellite view, while thinner haze and shadows distort the image of rural and urban regions. • As such, man https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/probabilistic-ndvi-forecasting-from-sparse-satellite-time-series-and-weather-covariates/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 05:00:00 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/probabilistic-ndvi-forecasting-from-sparse-satellite-time-series-and-weather-covariates/ • Probabilistic NDVI forecasting tackles sparse, irregular satellite data due to cloud cover. • Transformer architecture separates historical NDVI dynamics from future weather cova https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/how-to-send-a-message-via-satellite-on-iphone/ Sun, 22 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/how-to-send-a-message-via-satellite-on-iphone/ • Trending: Apple event on March 4: What to expect Hands-on with Google’s Pixel 10a Tesla drops ‘Autopilot’ upsell in California Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2026 is Feb. • 25 iPhone Fo https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/northern-glow-spans-iceland-and-canada/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 05:00:00 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/northern-glow-spans-iceland-and-canada/ • Aurora borealis illuminated Iceland and eastern Canada during a February 2026 geomagnetic storm. • Suomi NPP’s VIIRS captured grayscale images revealing colorful ribbons of light https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/vantor-archive-imagery-added-to-satellite-data-explorer/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 20:54:31 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/vantor-archive-imagery-added-to-satellite-data-explorer/ • NASA’s Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program announces the addition of imagery from Vantor to its Satellite Data Explorer (SDX) data access and discovery tool. • T https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/nasas-commercial-satellite-data-acquisition-program-releases-archived-and-tasked-multispectral-data-from-satellogic/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 20:45:00 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/nasas-commercial-satellite-data-acquisition-program-releases-archived-and-tasked-multispectral-data-from-satellogic/ • CSDA Menu CSDA Commercial Data Commercial Datasets Commercial Satellite Data Explorer Satellite Data Evaluation CSDA Vendors Airbus U.S. • BlackSky Capella Space GeoOptics GHGSat https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/csda-releases-new-data-acquisition-request-system/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 20:42:16 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/csda-releases-new-data-acquisition-request-system/ • CSDA launches Data Acquisition Request System for future satellite data requests. • Authorized users submit proposals via dashboard, track status in real time. • System integrate https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/digital-forestry-team-combines-ai-with-satellite-data-to-monitor-urban-trees/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 20:40:19 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/digital-forestry-team-combines-ai-with-satellite-data-to-monitor-urban-trees/ • A Purdue University digital forestry team has created a computational tool to obtain and analyze urban tree inventories on public and private lands with record-breaking speed at https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/notes-from-the-field/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 19:23:57 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/notes-from-the-field/ • NDVI uses visible and near‑infrared reflectance to gauge plant health from space. • Dr. Jim Tucker pioneered linking chlorophyll to specific light wavelengths in the 1980s. • Fir https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/measuring-the-big-bang-with-the-cobe-satellite/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 19:22:41 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/measuring-the-big-bang-with-the-cobe-satellite/ • 4 min read Measuring the Big Bang with the COBE satellite Alicia Cermak The Cosmic Background Explorer satellite (COBE) went up on a Delta rocket on Nov. • 18, 1989, into a polar https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/revealed-10-new-insights-in-climate-science/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/revealed-10-new-insights-in-climate-science/ • 2024 recorded hottest year, with record ocean temperatures, sea-level rise, glacier melt, and extreme weather. • Planet’s energy balance increasingly misaligned, accelerating oce https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/st-engineering-idirect-partners-with-gs-satcom-on-intuition/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 08:23:00 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/st-engineering-idirect-partners-with-gs-satcom-on-intuition/ • ST Engineering iDirect partners with G&S SatCom to embed SatConnect into Intuition. • Unified OSS/BSS and API layer centralizes multi‑vendor, multi‑platform network management. • https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/a-satellite-illusion-hid-the-true-scale-of-arctic-snow-loss/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 03:58:00 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/a-satellite-illusion-hid-the-true-scale-of-arctic-snow-loss/ • A satellite illusion hid the true scale of Arctic snow loss For decades, assessments from the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have tracked how Ea https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/satellite-imagery-and-ai-reveal-development-needs-hidden-by-national-data/ Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:27:17 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/satellite-imagery-and-ai-reveal-development-needs-hidden-by-national-data/ • For years, Iceland, Switzerland, and Norway have ranked near the top of the United Nations’ annual index of countries based on indicators of well-being and quality of life. • Cou https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/week-in-images-09-13-february-2026/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:10:00 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/week-in-images-09-13-february-2026/ • ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot leads Crew‑12 walkout, showcasing astronaut training and teamwork. • εpsilon launch marks ESA’s first deep‑space probe, advancing planetary exploratio https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/starfish-space-uses-google-cloud-to-accelerate-satellite-servicing-in-orbit/ Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/starfish-space-uses-google-cloud-to-accelerate-satellite-servicing-in-orbit/ • Starfish Space uses Google Cloud to accelerate satellite servicing in orbit Field Sales Representative, Google Public Sector Essential public sector updates with Google Cloud ins https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/satellites-encased-in-wood-are-in-the-works/ Wed, 21 Jan 2026 18:48:51 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/satellites-encased-in-wood-are-in-the-works/ • Wood-based satellite casings reduce launch mass, cutting fuel requirements and launch costs. • Timber offers superior thermal insulation compared to traditional alloys, enhancing https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/nasa-partners-share-first-data-from-new-us-european-sea-satellite/ Wed, 17 Dec 2025 02:00:00 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/nasa-partners-share-first-data-from-new-us-european-sea-satellite/ • NASA, Partners Share First Data From New US-European Sea Satellite Sentinel-6B and Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich captured data on Nov. • 26 of sea levels across a vast stretch of t