Tag: satellites
Google Maps will be able to connect to satellites in the future when you don’t have a network
Samir Rahmoune April 19, 2024 at 2:38 p.m. 5 Google Maps displayed on a smartphone © AngieYeoh/Shutterstock The app Google Maps continues to establish itself as the ultimate in navigation.…
Satellites: an analyst has made his choice
By Jean-Baptiste André Published on 04/12/2024 at 4:48 p.m. Photo credit © Thales Alenia Space / imag[IN] …
Starlink: SpaceX will regularly send satellites for direct communication with smartphones
Eric Bottlaender Space specialist April 8, 2024 at 7:19 p.m. 0 The network architecture of Starlink’s direct service to smartphones. © SpaceX/Starlink The Californian company had already set up 6…
Danger to satellites – local researchers are cleaning up in space
A big problem: The long, movable gripper arms have to work under the most extreme conditions in space. And that’s exactly where the expertise of FOTEC comes into play, the…
SpaceX is building a network of spy satellites for the US government
SpaceX is building a network of hundreds of reconnaissance satellites for US intelligence services, Reuters reports. SpaceX signed a $1.8 billion contract with the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), a US…
This French start-up wants to avoid the problems linked to tens of thousands of satellites in orbit
Eric Bottlaender Space specialist March 6, 2024 at 7:31 p.m. 0 Share My Space is now called Aldoria. The ambitions have not changed. © Aldoria Do you know Aldoria? This…
Starlink connects a 4G smartphone to its satellites and it’s not an iPhone
In a spectacular technological breakthrough, Starlink, under the leadership of Elon Musk, has reached a new milestone with a peak download speed of 17Mb/s, directly from a satellite to a…
Sold out house – Steaming Satellites thrilled at the Rockhouse
A simple “Sold Out” sign at the box office, a dense crowd in the concert hall: When the Salzburg rockers the Steaming Satellites perform at the Rockhouse, the tickets are…
Equipped with cameras: Iran sends satellites into space from Russia
Equipped with cameras Iran sends satellites into space from Russia February 29, 2024, 10:23 a.m Iran has already launched several satellites into space, but denies using them to pursue military…
SpaceX wants to be responsible and removes 100 potentially defective Starlink satellites
Eric Bottlaender Space specialist February 14, 2024 at 7:04 p.m. 5 A batch of Starlink satellites. © SpaceX Sent into orbit between 2019 and 2020, these units of first generation…
Elon Musk’s Starlink company accused of letting Russian forces use its satellites
Taken from a drone, and shared by a source within the Ukrainian army with the specialized American site Defense One, the image is a little blurry. But the white, rectangular…
This is what these 11 satellites launched into space by the owner of Volvo, Lotus and Smart are for
The Chinese giant Geely, which notably owns Volvo, Polestar, Lotus, and Smart, has just announced the launch of 11 satellites dedicated to the connectivity of future autonomous cars. Geely E8…