Starlink-Alternative: Rheinmetall und OHB planen offenbar Zusammenarbeit
Der Rüstungskonzern Rheinmetall und der Satellitenhersteller OHB wollen gemeinsam gegen Airbus um das größte Satellitenprojekt der Bundeswehr konkurrieren.
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Satellite images show vast swaths of the arctic on fire.
https://earther.gizmodo.com/satellite-images-show-vast-swaths-of-the-arctic-on-fire-1836500468
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Xona, which aims to build a commercial alternative to GPS by launching a low-Earth orbit satellite constellation, raised a $170M Series C (Sandra Erwin/SpaceNews)
https://spacenews.com/xona-raises-170-million-for-satellite-navigation-network/
Each Saturday, Metacurity is pleased to offer our free and paid subscribers a digest of the best infosec-related long reads we couldn't cover in the crazy mix of daily news.
This week's selection covers,
--Tracking down the culprits in the Polish energy cyberattack,
--How China uses geo-blocking as reverse censorship,
--How Russia maneuvered spy satellites alongside Western satellites,
--Secure provenance methods can maintain effective cybersecurity,
A new space race could turn our atmosphere into a ‘crematorium for satellites’
https://theconversation.com/a-new-space-race-could-turn-our-atmosphere-into-a-crematorium-for-satellites-276366
Next attempt for the #RocketLab #Electron with #Celeste today (28 March): webcasts from 8:50 UTC at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bR1en0oGPRs and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJxRic-a4SU and lift-off - https://www.esa.int/Applications/Satellite_navigation/Watch_live_First_Celeste_launch - at 9:14 UTC.
Aus für Infrarot-Feuerwache: DLR-Satellit BIROS in der Atmosphäre verglüht
Fast 10 Jahre lieferte der Kleinsatellit BIROS Daten über Waldbrände und Vulkanausbrüche aus dem All. Nun endete die Mission des Berliner Feuervogels planmäßig.