Can You Get Satellite Data With An Umbrella?
This video is from saveitforparts. .Here it is, the challenge nobody asked for! Can I get L-band satellite data using an umbrella covered in foil tape? It turns out, yes I can! I was able to download images and weather data from GOES-East, NOAA satellites, and Russian METEOR satellites. I also got a little bit […]
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How To Get Live Satellite Images Directly From Space
This video is from saveitforparts. By popular request, here’s my attempt at a “simple” how-to starter guide for weather satellite decoding. This was surprisingly difficult to put together, taking me several days and multiple attempts to get it right. It also ended up being over 20 minutes long! According to my recent polls, you the […]
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The Space Economy is About to Get a Lot Bigger
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Frank
- June 24, 2021
- Aerospace
- Ashlee Vance
- astra
- Bloomberg
- bloomberg quicktake
- bloomberg quicktake by bloomberg
- Business
- california
- Chris Kemp
- doc
- Documentary
- elon
- Finance
- Manufacturing
- mini doc
- mini documentary
- Musk
- NASA
- news
- orbit
- quicktake
- quicktake originals
- rocket lab
- rocket launch
- Rockets
- San Francisco
- science
- Space
- SpaceX
- stars
- starships
- start-up
- Startup
- us news
- world news
Bloomberg Quicktake explores the booming business and economy of Space. As space becomes more accessible to private enterprise, many companies are hoping to make it not just possible, but affordable to put objects into orbit. Now a startup called Astra is on the verge of launching rockets at a fraction of the cost to competitors, […]
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Internet from Space?!
Deutsche Welle has a documentary on the rise of space-based internet service providers. Internet connectivity anywhere in the world would be sehr fantastisch! The digital revolution has radically changed the way we live and work. But more than three billion people are still offline. As with any infrastructure, fast data connections initially reach urban centers. […]
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Dawn of the Space Plane
Ashlee Vance reports on a New Zealand company that has built its own space-plane prototype. Dawn Aerospace hopes to establish a cheap, quick way to transport objects into orbit, and in doing so transform the commercialization of space. For decades, humans have been trying to make a plane that can reach space and return to […]
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How New Satellites Could Change the Internet
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Frank
- November 5, 2019
- 5G
- Amazon
- broadband cable
- broadband connection
- cable
- cable news
- Comcast
- commercial
- Data
- Digital Divide
- DIRECTV
- DISH
- FCC
- fiber
- Information Technology
- Internet
- internet users
- Media
- Money
- orbit
- satellite
- Satellite Broadcasting
- satellite company
- Satellite Television
- satellites
- selling data
- Smart City Development
- SpaceX
- Technology
- Telecommunications Equipment
- the wall street journal
- TOM SULLIVAN
- underground cables
- us news
- Verizon
- WiFi
- WSJ
Wall Street Journal explores the future of satellite internet. The most reliable streaming providers have typically used cable to deliver content. But that’s all changing with the launch of new and better satellites that could one day give us 5G, low latency data. The Wall Street Journal speaks with the chief of the International Bureau […]
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