Imagine a satellite that not only takes pictures of Earth, but can also identify what materials compose each pixel of the image. This is the promise of hyperspectral imaging – a technology giving satellites “super-vision” across hundreds of colors beyond human sight. Hyperspectral sensors capture detailed spectral fingerprints of objects by measuring reflected light in…
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Rocket Lab's Electron rocket successfully launched the EchoStar Lyra Block 1 S-band IoT communications satellite into a 650 km orbit. The satellite will support research for a global non-terrestrial 5G network. The mission, 'Symphony In The Stars,' was launched from New Zealand, with another similar launch planned later this year.
Plan-S Expands Connecta Constellation to 17 Satellites, Boosting Gigabit Industrial IoT and Cutting LatencyOverview: A New Milestone for Plan-S and Satellite IoT Plan-S, a Turkish satellite technology firm founded in 2021, has reached a major milestone in industrial IoT connectivity. The company launched four new satellites in June 2025 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 (Transporter-14) mission, expanding its …
Xona’s Pulsar Constellation Secures $92M to Revolutionize GPS with Centimeter-Accurate, Unhackable NavigationOverview: Xona Space Systems and the Pulsar Constellation Project Xona Space Systems is a Silicon Valley startup aiming to build a next-generation satellite navigation network as an alternative and complement to GPS. Founded in 2019 by a team of Stanford-educated engineers (including alumni of Sp…
Texting From Space: The T-Mobile–Starlink ‘T-Satellite’ Launch Heralds the Direct-to-Device EraA Partnership to Eliminate Dead Zones In August 2022, T-Mobile and SpaceX announced an ambitious partnership called “Coverage Above and Beyond,” aiming to end mobile dead zones by connecting standard smartphones to SpaceX’s Starlink satellitest-mobile.comt-mobile.com. Under this vision, Starlink’…
This Week in Space: New Frontiers, Private Astronauts, and the Next Era of Observation / Updated: 2025-06-28 08:00This Week in Space: New Frontiers, Private Astronauts, and the Next Era of Observation Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Space Launches and Satellite Milestones – China’s Zhongxing-9C: Full Localization of Broadcast Satellites – SpaceX Starlink Launches and Global Connectivity R…
Robotics and Automation Trends 2025: Industry Breakthroughs and Market Outlook (Updated: June 27th, 2025)Introduction Robotics and automation are entering the latter half of 2025 with unprecedented momentum. Global industrial robot adoption hit record levels – the value of new installations reached $16.5 billion in 2024 ifr.org – and over 4.28 million robots are now operating in factories worldwide …
