{"id":84332,"date":"2011-08-26T19:28:41","date_gmt":"2011-08-26T11:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/satellite-today-daily-links-aug-26\/"},"modified":"2011-08-26T19:28:41","modified_gmt":"2011-08-26T11:28:41","slug":"satellite-today-daily-links-aug-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/satellite-today-daily-links-aug-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Satellite TODAY Daily Links (Aug. 26)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The editors of SatelliteTODAY.com would like to share some of this week\u2019s most interesting space and satellite perspectives from across the Web: 
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For additional links, follow our editors on Twitter: <\/strong>
\n<\/em>Click here for: SatelliteTODAY.com\u2019s Jeffrey Hill on Twitter
\nClick here for: Via Satellite Magazine\u2019s Mark Holmes on Twitter<\/p>\n

Hurricane Irene: What She Looks Like from Space
\n\u2013 via WestHartfordNews.com<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n

“NASA satellites are checking out Hurricane Irene from space and say they can tell from being able to see her \u2018eye\u2019 from there that she looks like a major problem. The hurricane is expected to hit Connecticut on Saturday, forecasters say\u2026..” read more.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Dish Challenges Falcone\u2019s LightSquared With 4G Network Plan
\n\u2013 via WallStreetJournal.com<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n

“A plan unveiled late Monday by Dish Network Corp. (DISH) to roll out a combination satellite-and-terrestrial fourth-generation wireless network could put pressure on hedge-fund manager Phil Falcone\u2019s LightSquared venture as it seeks to market a competing 4G service\u2026.” read more.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

A Rocket\u2019s Resurrection?
\n\u2013 via SpaceflightNow.com<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n

“NASA is considering proposals from United Launch Alliance and Orbital Sciences Corp. to add the Delta 2 and Taurus 2 rockets to the space agency\u2019s stable of launch vehicles for medium-class science satellites, according to industry and government sources\u2026.” read more.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Comcast Drops DirecTV Sunday Ticket Lawsuit
\n\u2013 via Vision2Mobile.com <\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n

“Comcast Corp. says it\u2019s withdrawing a lawsuit against its rival DirecTV in a case over whether the satellite TV provider misrepresented that customers could receive free NFL games\u2026.” read more.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Space Command retires workhorse satellite
\n\u2013 via SpaceDaily.com <\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n

“Members of the 3rd Space Operations Squadron, along with their counterparts from the 53rd Signal Battalion, waved a fond farewell to a trusted old friend Aug. 12. Lt. Col. Kevin Mortensen, 3rd SOPS commander and Lt. Col. Benjamin Jones, 53rd SB commander, took the honors, shutting down the final components of the satellite simply known as B9,\u2026.” read more.
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\nCanadian satellite helps develop new map of Antarctic ice
\n\u2013 via VancouverSun.com<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n

“Using billions of data points collected by Canada\u2019s RADARSAT-2 satellite, as well as European and Japanese satellites, researchers at the University of California Irvine managed to map previously uncharted glaciers on the continent\u2026.” read more.
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\nLocal Lawmakers Line Up for LightSquared
\n\u2013 via TelevisionBroadcast.com<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n

“LightSquared may be in the crosshairs of the GPS industry, but local lawmakers eager for broadband competition are calling for cooler heads. State lawmakers from across the country are urging the Federal Communications Commission to fix whatever\u2019s broken between LightSquared and the global positioning systems. The GPS community opposes LightSquared\u2019s proposed 4G LTE satellite-terrestrial broadband network because initial trials demonstrated GPS interference\u2026..” read more.
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\nHughes pips Bharti Airtel, Tatanet in race for satellite broadband deal
\n\u2013 via EconomicTimes.IndiaTimes.com<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n

“Hughes Communications, the world\u2019s largest VSAT services provider, has just edged out Bharti Airtel and Tatanet in the race to provide satellite-based broadband connectivity across Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, J&K, Assam and Northeast, a top executive with direct knowledge of the matter told Economic Times\u2026.” read more.<\/em><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The editors of SatelliteTODAY.com would like to share some of this week\u2019s most interesting space and satellite perspectives from across the Web:  For additional links, follow our editors on Twitter:  Click here for: SatelliteTODAY.com\u2019s Jeffrey Hill on Twitter Click here for: Via Satellite Magazine\u2019s Mark Holmes on Twitter Hurricane Irene: What She Looks Like from Space \u2013 via WestHartfordNews.com “NASA satellites […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84332"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84332"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84332\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}