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Satellite Images, GPS, Fighter Jets: All About NORAD's Santa Tracker
The tradition began in 1955 when a boy called the office of NORAD's predecessor CONAD after reading a misprinted phone number on an ad.
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SpaceX Successfully Launches Rapid Response Trailblazer-1 Mission from Florida
SpaceX successfully launched the Rapid Response Trailblazer-1 mission from Cape Canaveral on December 16, 2024, marking a major military milestone. The satellite was sent into medium Earth orbit and may connect with the GPS III network, improving navigation systems. Despite weather delays and speculation over its payload, the Falcon 9 rocket’s fi...
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NASA's Twin Mini Satellites Captures Far-Infrared Radiation from Polar Regions
NASA’s PREFIRE mission, launched in 2024, is utilizing CubeSats to capture groundbreaking data on far-infrared radiation emitted from polar regions. These measurements, which track heat escaping from the Arctic and Antarctic, provide critical insights into Earth’s energy balance, a key component in understanding climate change. Despite encounte...
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Huawei Watch Ultimate Design Gold Edition With 18K Gold-Inlaid Bezel, Sapphire Glass Launched
Huawei Watch Ultimate Design Gold Edition with a bezel inlaid with 18K gold sections has been launched in China. The smartwatch has a 1.5-inch round LTPO AMOLED screen with always-on mode and a rotating crown. It is water resistant up to 10 ATM and supports GPS, NFC and Bluetooth connectivity.
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Scientists Test Mobile Tower-Based GPS Signals That Could Help Pilots in Emergency Situations
Scientists are developing a navigation system that uses mobile signals as an emergency backup for pilots when GPS systems fail. Tested with high-altitude weather balloons, the system detects signals from cell towers and satellites, providing crucial data for navigation. Although challenges remain, early results indicate its potential to revolutioni...
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China's Powerful LARID Radar Detects Plasma Bubble Over Egyptian Pyramids
The LARID radar can detect plasma bubbles, an unusual weather phenomenon that disrupts satellite communications and GPS by interfering with the ionosphere's charged particles.
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All About Tobol, Russia's Secret Weapon Linked To Jamming Of Planes' Signals
Tobol electronic warfare system was previously linked to jamming of signals of ships on NATO's eastern flank.
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British Flights Face "Extremely Dangerous Russian Jamming": Report
Jamming interrupts the satellite signals, including GPS, from reaching the aircraft and tricks the pilots into thinking they are somewhere they are not.
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Exclusive: End Of Opium Poppy Cultivation In Manipur Soon? Satellite Imagery Data Shows...
The total area of opium poppy cultivation in violence-hit Manipur has declined 60 per cent since 2021, latest data from the autonomous government institution Manipur Remote Sensing Applications Centre shows.
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Commercial Planes Hit By GPS Jamming, Spoofing Across Europe: Report
The increase in interference has been blamed on jammers in Russia's Kaliningrad region, which is sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania - the base for one of Russia's major naval fleets.
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Massive Solar Storms To Hit Earth On Friday, Could Disrupt Internet, Radio And GPS Signals
A potent solar flare eruption is expected to result in intense auroras, as a potential 'cannibal CME' is propelled towards Earth.
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5 Points On NVS-01 That Will Augment India's Satellite Navigation System
NVS-1 is the first satellite in the second-generation navigation satellite series. It will give a boost to India-made GPS system called NavIC.
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'SuperGPS' Technology: A Navigation System With An Accuracy Of 10 Centimeters
The goal of the SuperGPS project was to create an alternative positioning system that could be more reliable and accurate than GPS by using the mobile telecommunications network rather than satellites.
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NaVIC, India's GPS, May Soon Get "Regional To Global" Changeover: ISRO
India plans to expand its regional satellite navigation system NaVIC in a bid to increase its use in the civilian sector and also by ships and aircraft travelling far from the country's borders.
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Government Said to Push Phone Makers to Support NavIC Within Months Amid Fears of Elevated Costs, Disruptions
The government is said to be pushing smartphone manufacturers to include support for NavIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation), the country's regional navigation satellite system. According to the government, which wants to reduce dependence on foreign systems including the widely used US GPS, NavIC provides more accurate domestic navigation and...
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Satellite Images, GPS, Fighter Jets: All About NORAD's Santa Tracker
The tradition began in 1955 when a boy called the office of NORAD's predecessor CONAD after reading a misprinted phone number on an ad.
-
SpaceX Successfully Launches Rapid Response Trailblazer-1 Mission from Florida
SpaceX successfully launched the Rapid Response Trailblazer-1 mission from Cape Canaveral on December 16, 2024, marking a major military milestone. The satellite was sent into medium Earth orbit and may connect with the GPS III network, improving navigation systems. Despite weather delays and speculation over its payload, the Falcon 9 rocket’s fi...
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NASA's Twin Mini Satellites Captures Far-Infrared Radiation from Polar Regions
NASA’s PREFIRE mission, launched in 2024, is utilizing CubeSats to capture groundbreaking data on far-infrared radiation emitted from polar regions. These measurements, which track heat escaping from the Arctic and Antarctic, provide critical insights into Earth’s energy balance, a key component in understanding climate change. Despite encounte...
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Huawei Watch Ultimate Design Gold Edition With 18K Gold-Inlaid Bezel, Sapphire Glass Launched
Huawei Watch Ultimate Design Gold Edition with a bezel inlaid with 18K gold sections has been launched in China. The smartwatch has a 1.5-inch round LTPO AMOLED screen with always-on mode and a rotating crown. It is water resistant up to 10 ATM and supports GPS, NFC and Bluetooth connectivity.
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Scientists Test Mobile Tower-Based GPS Signals That Could Help Pilots in Emergency Situations
Scientists are developing a navigation system that uses mobile signals as an emergency backup for pilots when GPS systems fail. Tested with high-altitude weather balloons, the system detects signals from cell towers and satellites, providing crucial data for navigation. Although challenges remain, early results indicate its potential to revolutioni...
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China's Powerful LARID Radar Detects Plasma Bubble Over Egyptian Pyramids
The LARID radar can detect plasma bubbles, an unusual weather phenomenon that disrupts satellite communications and GPS by interfering with the ionosphere's charged particles.
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All About Tobol, Russia's Secret Weapon Linked To Jamming Of Planes' Signals
Tobol electronic warfare system was previously linked to jamming of signals of ships on NATO's eastern flank.
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British Flights Face "Extremely Dangerous Russian Jamming": Report
Jamming interrupts the satellite signals, including GPS, from reaching the aircraft and tricks the pilots into thinking they are somewhere they are not.
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Exclusive: End Of Opium Poppy Cultivation In Manipur Soon? Satellite Imagery Data Shows...
The total area of opium poppy cultivation in violence-hit Manipur has declined 60 per cent since 2021, latest data from the autonomous government institution Manipur Remote Sensing Applications Centre shows.
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Commercial Planes Hit By GPS Jamming, Spoofing Across Europe: Report
The increase in interference has been blamed on jammers in Russia's Kaliningrad region, which is sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania - the base for one of Russia's major naval fleets.
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Massive Solar Storms To Hit Earth On Friday, Could Disrupt Internet, Radio And GPS Signals
A potent solar flare eruption is expected to result in intense auroras, as a potential 'cannibal CME' is propelled towards Earth.
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5 Points On NVS-01 That Will Augment India's Satellite Navigation System
NVS-1 is the first satellite in the second-generation navigation satellite series. It will give a boost to India-made GPS system called NavIC.
-
'SuperGPS' Technology: A Navigation System With An Accuracy Of 10 Centimeters
The goal of the SuperGPS project was to create an alternative positioning system that could be more reliable and accurate than GPS by using the mobile telecommunications network rather than satellites.
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NaVIC, India's GPS, May Soon Get "Regional To Global" Changeover: ISRO
India plans to expand its regional satellite navigation system NaVIC in a bid to increase its use in the civilian sector and also by ships and aircraft travelling far from the country's borders.
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Government Said to Push Phone Makers to Support NavIC Within Months Amid Fears of Elevated Costs, Disruptions
The government is said to be pushing smartphone manufacturers to include support for NavIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation), the country's regional navigation satellite system. According to the government, which wants to reduce dependence on foreign systems including the widely used US GPS, NavIC provides more accurate domestic navigation and...
