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Commercial, Industrial, Standard Military and Space: What These Component Labels Mean, and Where CAST and SAST Parts Lists Fit In
Read more →: Commercial, Industrial, Standard Military and Space: What These Component Labels Mean, and Where CAST and SAST Parts Lists Fit InA supplier describes a chip as “space grade.” A procurement specialist wants to know whether it appears on…
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Can Optical Satellites Keep Tracking Floods When Clouds Block the View?
Read more →: Can Optical Satellites Keep Tracking Floods When Clouds Block the View?In brief: Landsat and Sentinel-2 can capture flood details well, but they are most vulnerable to the very…
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From Imaging to Intelligence: How Smart Remote-Sensing Satellites Are Changing the Market
Read more →: From Imaging to Intelligence: How Smart Remote-Sensing Satellites Are Changing the MarketSeveral smart remote-sensing satellites have recently been launched in China and other countries, entering a rapidly expanding applications…
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How Do Engineers Choose Satellite Cables? Power, Signal, RF and High-Voltage Lines Have Different Requirements
Read more →: How Do Engineers Choose Satellite Cables? Power, Signal, RF and High-Voltage Lines Have Different RequirementsA satellite unit may work perfectly on a test bench, then develop problems after installation on the spacecraft:…
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Can SAR Map Floods Without Manual Labels or Threshold Tuning?
Read more →: Can SAR Map Floods Without Manual Labels or Threshold Tuning?In brief: Conventional SAR-based flood mapping often runs into two obstacles: thresholds must be adjusted repeatedly by hand,…
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Space-Based Optical Communications Move From Flight Demonstrations to Operational Networks
Read more →: Space-Based Optical Communications Move From Flight Demonstrations to Operational NetworksSpace-based optical communications are moving from experimental missions toward operational deployment as satellite operators seek higher-capacity alternatives to…
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What Really Caused Pakistan’s 2022 Floods: Extreme Rainfall, Snowmelt, or Glacial Lake Outburst Floods?
Read more →: What Really Caused Pakistan’s 2022 Floods: Extreme Rainfall, Snowmelt, or Glacial Lake Outburst Floods?In brief: Published in Remote Sensing of Environment, this study does more than use Sentinel-1 data to map…
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What Is “Burn-In,” and Why Do Satellites Need It?
Read more →: What Is “Burn-In,” and Why Do Satellites Need It?A piece of onboard electronic equipment has just come off the production line. It has passed visual inspection,…
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Ku, Ka and Q/V Bands in Satellite Internet: What Are They, and Why Are Different Bands Used?
Read more →: Ku, Ka and Q/V Bands in Satellite Internet: What Are They, and Why Are Different Bands Used?A ship is at sea. A phone connects to the vessel’s satellite terminal, and a webpage image finally…
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Successful Launch Does Not Mean Delivery Is Complete: Key Stages of In-Orbit Satellite Delivery
Read more →: Successful Launch Does Not Mean Delivery Is Complete: Key Stages of In-Orbit Satellite DeliveryOn September 13, during the 2026 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS), Beijing Kaiyun United Information…
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SpaceSail, China SatNet and Starlink: Why Satellite Internet Constellations Need So Many Satellites
Read more →: SpaceSail, China SatNet and Starlink: Why Satellite Internet Constellations Need So Many SatellitesOn the morning of September 16, 2026, the Gravity-1 Y3 rocket lifted off from waters east of Shanghai…
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Pinglu Canal Officially Opens to Shipping: Satellite Images Capture China’s Project of the Century
Read more →: Pinglu Canal Officially Opens to Shipping: Satellite Images Capture China’s Project of the CenturyChina’s 134.2-kilometer Pinglu Canal officially opened to navigation on September 16, 2026, creating a direct waterway between the…