Space For All - The HobbySpace Log

Here's a nice display of relative altitudes of orbits from LEO to GEO: Orbital altitudes (jpeg image).

09/24/09 10:16 AM | Posted by TopSpacer | Category Satellites

It would be great for earthquake early warnings as well as for proving the value of nanosats if this turns out to be true: Evidence Mounts for Electromagnetic Earthquake Precursors - Wired - Dec.14.07.

I've reported several times on Quakefinder, LLC, a spinoff from a smallsat program at Stanford. You can find various resources here about the project.

12/15/07 02:31 PM | Posted by TopSpacer | Category Satellites

01/15/07 10:13 PM | Posted by TopSpacer | Category Satellites

Aerial and satellite remote sensing technologies combined with GPS offers a powerful system for analysing storm damage on a short time scale: NASA Charts Storm Damage Pronto - Wired - Feb.3.06
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AvWeek reports on hybrid satellite/terrestrial mobile communications systems that offer broadband and cell phone services: MSV, Inmarsat BGAN Show Strong Potential of Mobile Satellite Services - Aviation Week - Feb.5.06

02/06/06 09:15 AM | Posted by TopSpacer | Category Satellites

Jesse Londin highlights developments this year in an under-appreciated technology: Year of the Satellites - Space Law Probe - Dec.30.05

12/31/05 03:32 PM | Posted by TopSpacer | Category Satellites

Nice to see that the Union for Concerned Scientists has announced that it will maintain an online database containing information on all known active satellites. The UCS Satellite Database is available as an Excel spreadsheet file and currently includes 811 entries. See also:
* Unearth Facts About Space Satellites With First Comprehensive, Easy-to-Use Satellite Database - UCS - Dec.7.05
* U.S. Satellites Outnumber Rest of World - SPACE.com - Dec.7.05

12/08/05 10:51 AM | Posted by TopSpacer | Category Satellites

Imaging satellite companies have been hoping that civilian applications would eventually surpass the government spysat market but so far that hasn't happened. One app that might become more common is the use of imagery in environmental battles in court: Arizona Uses Ikonos Imagery in Dispute with Developer - Space.com - Sept.5.05.

Sat imagery will certainly be of great use in the cleanup and reconstruction of the Gulf Coast area after Katrina: Military, Civilian Satellite Tools Help In Hurricane Response - SPACE.com - Sept.4.05

09/05/05 10:55 AM | Posted by TopSpacer | Category Satellites