GPS III SV05 (nicknamed Armstrong) was launched on June 21. (Photo: U.S. Space Force) The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) transferred Satellite Control Authority of the GPS III SV05 to the 2nd Space Operations Squadron at Schriever (2 SOPS) Air Force Base on June 28. The fifth GPS III satellite — nicknamed Armstrong —was launched into space on June 17. On June 29, GPS III SV05 received Operational Acceptance approval, marking […]

July 9, 2021 Kinga Philipps is no stranger to outdoor adventures. In fact, it’s her whole life. The writer, producer and television journalist has spent the past 20 years traveling the globe, diving, spearfishing, surfing, swimming with sharks, kitesurfing, bungee jumping, free diving and mountain biking — just to name a few. The day that Philipps ultimately needed an inReach® satellite communication device, however, was not for her. It was for her dog, Lusha. It […]

A team with Stanford University’s Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) used BlackSky’s geospatial imagery and burst collection technology to track and monitor activity at a secretive Iranian nuclear facility in a new intelligence study. The study tracks and monitors activity at the Natanz nuclear facility in Iran. Screenshot: Janes.com video/BlueSky “The BlackSky/CISAC research team demonstrated the power of combining rapid revisit satellite imagery, human domain expertise and AI/ML (artificial intelligence/machine learning) techniques to identify […]

July 9, 2021 It’s been more than 1 year, 11 months and 2 weeks since the last EAA AirVenture Oshkosh — not that we’re counting or anything — and we’re ready to get back. The Garmin exhibit will be even better this year, and we’re located at the same location: just west of Boeing Plaza along Celebration Way. We hope you’re looking forward to it as much as we are. Below are just a few […]

R&S CMW500 wideband radio communication tester. (Photo: Rohde & Schwarz) Rohde & Schwarz, in partnership with Quectel, announces the verification of selected 3GPP test cases based on a system with its R&S CMW500 wideband radio communication tester against a Quectel AG15 C-V2X module. The Quectel AG15 is an automotive grade C-V2X module designed and manufactured according to IATF 16949:2016 standards. It has an embedded multi-constellation high-sensitivity GNSS (GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS) receiver for positioning, […]

July 8, 2021 At Garmin we believe our smartwatches are the best in the game. With an elite combination of performance and wellness metrics, including Body Battery™, sleep and stress score, heart rate and Pulse Ox monitoring1 and more, the data available to you at the flick of a wrist allows for endless opportunities to improve. And now we’ve synced up with InsideTracker to gain even more insight into your body’s optimal performance. InsideTracker analyzes […]

Fugro’s SpaceStar GNSS precise point positioning (PPP) service provides high-accuracy positioning in space Artist’s rendering of Loft Orbital’s YAM-2 small satellite in orbit. The small sat will demo Fugro’s PPP service. (Image: Loft Orbital) Loft Orbital on June 30 launched its YAM-2 satellite, the first satellite equipped with Fugro’s SpaceStar next-generation positioning technology from Cape Canaveral in Florida onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Now in orbit, the satellite will provide an on-orbit demonstration of […]

June 22, 2021 By Jenny Kalmbach Over the years, I have taught hundreds of people how to stand-up paddle board, from 3-year-old kids to 80-year-old grandparents, celebrities, athletes and once even someone who didn’t know how to swim (don’t worry, they wore a life jacket). And every single person was able to do it. I believe one of the reasons stand-up paddle boarding became so popular is that it’s a sport for everyone — you […]

The HawkEye 360 constellation detects and geolocates RF signals for maritime situational awareness, emergency response, national security and spectrum analysis applications. Cluster 3 satellites fly in formation, joining Clusters 1 and 2. (Artist’s rendering: Hawkeye 360) HawkEye 360 Inc. announced the successful launch of its Cluster 3 radio frequency geolocation microsatellites built by Space Flight Laboratory (SFL). Carried aboard the June 30 SpaceX Transporter 2 mission, the Cluster 3 formation-flying microsatellites quickly established communication with […]

June 30, 2021 Greg Norman has played thousands of courses worldwide — while on the tour and just for fun. He’s also designed 106 of them. He aims to make each one “practical, playable and memorable.” In an attempt to gain some insight (and maybe an advantage), on a recent video production, we asked what he typically includes on the hardest hole — if it’s hidden hazards, a dog leg or maybe a water feature. […]