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Technology News 18 June 2025 - 20 June 2025

Iranian Satellites and Space Agency: Capabilities, Missions, and Strategic Vision

Iranian Satellites and Space Agency: Capabilities, Missions, and Strategic Vision

February 2009: Iran becomes the ninth country to launch an indigenous satellite with its own rocket, sending Omid into orbit on the Safir launcher. Khayyam (2022) is a 600 kg Earth-observation satellite with 1-meter resolution, built with Russian collaboration and launched by a Russian Soyuz to a ~500 km orbit. Noor-1, Iran’s first military satellite, was launched in April 2020…
20 June 2025
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Satellite Definition: Ultimate Guide from Sputnik to SpaceX and Beyond

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, launched January 31, 1958, discovered Earth’s Van Allen radiation belts, proving satellites could do serious science. TIROS-1, launched in 1960, was the first weather satellite, demonstrating that orbiting…
20 June 2025
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Connecting the Peaks: Internet Access in Kyrgyzstan’s Digital Landscape

Connecting the Peaks: Internet Access in Kyrgyzstan’s Digital Landscape

The World Bank–funded Digital CASA project is deploying over 2,500 km of fiber, establishing 30 backbone nodes and 200 local access points, and will connect about 4,000 public facilities nationwide to high-speed broadband. As of late 2023, 4G/LTE mobile networks cover 98.8% of Kyrgyzstan’s inhabited localities. Internet penetration reached about 79.8% of the population by early 2024, amounting to roughly…
20 June 2025
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Live Satellite Images and Real-Time Maps: Top Platforms for Web & Mobile

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 image layers (MODIS, VIIRS, Sentinel-2, etc.) with many layers updated within three hours of observation, plus animation, date comparison, and data download, all in a free web app.…
20 June 2025
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 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 two motion presets, Low and High, plus an optional manual prompt to control camera flow and subject animation. Video V1 enforces hard caps of 480–1080p resolution, 24–30 fps,…
20 June 2025
Satellite Radio Revolution: 14 Things You Need to Know About Its History, Technology, and Future

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 2008 and ceasing broadcasts in 2009. XM Satellite Radio launched its first satellite in March 2001 and began broadcasting to U.S. customers on September 25, 2001. Sirius Satellite…
20 June 2025
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Satellite TV Secrets Unveiled: From Space-Age Origins to the Future of Television

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 broadcast the Tokyo Olympics to the United States. Intelsat I (Early Bird) was launched in 1965 as the world’s first commercial communications satellite carrying regular transoceanic TV service.…
19 June 2025
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Sky Spies: The Ultimate Guide to Weather Satellites Tracking Storms, Saving Lives, and Monitoring Climate

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 2016 as part of the GOES-R series, delivers 0.5 km resolution imagery across 16 spectral bands and can scan as often as 30 seconds, and it carries the…
19 June 2025
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Spies in the Sky: The Ultimate Guide to Spy Satellites and Their Secrets

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), first launched in 1976, introduced electro-optical digital imaging with about 15 cm per-pixel resolution, and a 2019 declassified image from USA-224 reportedly achieved around 10 cm resolution. Lacrosse/Onyx,…
19 June 2025
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China’s 2025 Drone Law Shockers: Strict Rules, No-Fly Zones & Big Penalties

China’s 2025 Drone Law Shockers: Strict Rules, No-Fly Zones & Big Penalties

Starting January 1, 2024, all drones in China must be registered under the owner’s real name with the CAAC on shine.cn, and a QR code sticker is issued after registration. Foreign tourists must register their drones before flying, with registration tied to a Chinese phone number, and an English portal was reportedly launched in 2025. Recreational pilots of small drones…
19 June 2025
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Ireland’s Internet Revolution: From Rural Blackspots to Blazing Broadband in 2025

Ireland’s Internet Revolution: From Rural Blackspots to Blazing Broadband in 2025

As of early 2025, about 98–99% of Ireland’s population is online and roughly 94% of households have internet access. In 2025 the median fixed broadband speed was about 146 Mbps, with the 2024 average around 103 Mbps and Ireland ranking around 40th globally. Gigabit-capable broadband is available to about 86% of premises nationwide in 2025, and pure fiber FTTP coverage…
18 June 2025
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Stock Market Today

  • Trump Raises Tariffs on South Korea Amid Market Focus on Big Tech Earnings
    January 26, 2026, 9:18 PM EST. U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to raise tariffs on South Korean imports, including autos, pharmaceuticals, and lumber, from 15% to 25% due to delays in Seoul's trade deal approval. Meanwhile, Nvidia invested $2 billion in CoreWeave, pushing CoreWeave shares up nearly 6%. Memory chip shortages are expected to persist through 2027, driven by AI infrastructure demand, according to Synopsys CEO Sassine Ghazi. Despite escalating trade tensions and a softening U.S. dollar, major U.S. indices rose Monday, buoyed by gains in Apple, Meta, and Microsoft ahead of their quarterly earnings. Investors are also watching the Federal Reserve closely as it prepares to hold its interest rate decision later this week, with potential implications from President Trump's criticism of Fed independence.
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