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Track Satellites in Real Time – The Ultimate Guide to Satellite Trackers, Apps, and Imagery (ISS, Starlink & More)

NASA released the Spot The Station mobile app in November 2023 to extend ISS flyover tracking beyond the website. FindStarlink.com provides Starlink sighting predictions with visibility labels (bright, average, dim) and a

20 June 2025

Satellite Definition: Ultimate Guide from Sputnik to SpaceX and Beyond

Sputnik 1, launched on October 4, 1957, was the world’s first artificial satellite. Sputnik 2, launched in 1957, carried Laika the dog into orbit, the first living creature in space. Explorer 1,

20 June 2025

Satellites · Space Exploration · Space History · SpaceX · Technology

Live Satellite Images and Real-Time Maps: Top Platforms for Web & Mobile

NOAA Earth in Real-Time offers an interactive, real-time global weather map with live imagery from GOES geostationary satellites, updated continuously and accessible free via nesdis.noaa.gov. NASA Worldview provides more than 1,000 global

20 June 2025

Maps · Mobile Apps · NASDAQ:GOOGL · NASDAQ:PL · NYSE:MAXR · Satellite Imagery · Technology · Web Platforms

Midjourney Video V1 Just Dropped: Turn Any Photo into a 21-Second AI Movie—See the Jaw-Dropping Demos and Secret Settings You Need to Try Today

Midjourney released Video V1 to all subscribers on June 18–19, 2025. Video V1 turns any image into four five-second clips, extendable to 21 seconds, at roughly eight image-credits per job. It offers

20 June 2025

AI Video · Demos · Midjourney Video · NASDAQ:CMCSA · NYSE:DIS · Secret Settings · Technology

From Field Phones to 5G: The Evolution of Military Radio and Telecommunications

Field telephones were standard on the battlefield from the 1910s through the 1980s, with the EE-8 field telephone (1930s–Vietnam) offering a 7-mile range. The SCR-300 Walkie-Talkie, developed by Galvin Manufacturing (Motorola) in

20 June 2025

5G · History · Military Communications · NYSE:MSI · Radio Technology · Telecommunications

Satellite Radio Revolution: 14 Things You Need to Know About Its History, Technology, and Future

WorldSpace, founded in 1990, launched the first satellite radio broadcasts in October 1999 over Africa and the Middle East, with India accounting for 90% of its subscribers before filing for bankruptcy in

20 June 2025

Broadcasting · History · Innovation · NASDAQ:SIRI · NASDAQ:WRSP · NASDAQ:XMSR · Satellite Radio · Technology

Beyond Cell Coverage: The Ultimate 2025 Guide to Satellite Texting Services

In late 2022, Apple launched Emergency SOS via satellite on the iPhone 14 series, enabling two-way emergency texting via Globalstar satellites. As of iOS 17 and later, iPhone 14/15 users in supported

20 June 2025

2025 Guide · Connectivity · Mobile Communication · NASDAQ:AAPL · NASDAQ:ASTS · NASDAQ:GRMN · NASDAQ:IRDM · NASDAQ:TMUS · NYSE:GSAT · NYSE:MSI · NYSE:T · Satellite Texting · Technology

Satellite TV Secrets Unveiled: From Space-Age Origins to the Future of Television

Telstar 1 (NASA) transmitted the first live television signals via satellite in 1962, linking Europe and North America. Syncom 2 became the first geosynchronous satellite in 1963, and Syncom 3 in 1964

19 June 2025

Broadcasting · NASDAQ:DISH · NASDAQ:WBD · NYSE:T · Satellite TV · Space · Technology · Television

Sky Spies: The Ultimate Guide to Weather Satellites Tracking Storms, Saving Lives, and Monitoring Climate

TIROS-1, launched by NASA on April 1, 1960, weighed about 120 kg and transmitted over 19,000 cloud images in 78 days, proving the concept of space-based weather observation. GOES-16 (GOES-East), launched in

19 June 2025

Climate · Natural Disasters · NYSE:BA · NYSE:LMT · NYSE:NOC · NYSE:RTX · Satellites · Technology · Weather

Spies in the Sky: The Ultimate Guide to Spy Satellites and Their Secrets

The CORONA (Discoverer) program operated from 1959 to 1972 as the United States’ first photo-reconnaissance satellite program, with Discoverer XIV achieving the first mid-air film recovery in August 1960. KH-11 KENNEN (CRYSTAL),

19 June 2025

Espionage · NYSE:LHX · NYSE:LMT · NYSE:MAXR · NYSE:NOC · NYSE:RTX · Satellites · Security · Space · Technology

13,000-Year-Old Alien Satellite? Unraveling the Black Knight Conspiracy Theory

The Black Knight legend links Nikola Tesla’s 1899 reports of periodic radio signals from Colorado Springs to the idea of an ancient satellite in Earth orbit. In 1927 Jørgen Hals observed long-delayed

19 June 2025

Conspiracy Theories · Mystery · NASDAQ:TSLA · NYSE:LMT · Satellites · Space · UFO

Salesforce Einstein GPT Unleashed: The Ultimate Guide to CRM’s AI Revolution

Einstein GPT, launched in 2023, is the world’s first generative AI for CRM, integrating Salesforce’s proprietary models with OpenAI’s GPT on real-time Customer 360 data. It provides role-based capabilities across Clouds: Sales

19 June 2025

Artificial Intelligence · Business Tech · CRM · Einstein GPT · NASDAQ:AMZN · NASDAQ:MSFT · NASDAQ:NXST · NYSE:CRM · NYSE:HUBS · NYSE:RY · Salesforce