satellite system in photos
Jet packs, army tech and Victorian gadgets
Photo The Proton Breeze M rocket has successfully launched the third Inmarsat-4 (I-4) satellite, which weighs more than six tonnes and is the size of a London double-decker bus. This satellite (pictured here... [02 Sep 2008]
Photos: Top summer holiday gadgets
Photo There is no shortage of sat-navs to choose from but the Navigon 2110 Series Satellite Navigation System - Western Europe (pictured) will give you Western European maps for around £120. Remembering what... [11 Aug 2008]
Photos: Supercomputers signal when storms are a-brewing
Photo As computing power burgeoned and satellite data has improved predictions have steadily increased in accuracy over the decades, with seven-day forecasts in Europe today having a better hit rate than five day forecasts in... [06 Jun 2008]
Photos: Google Android unveils its face
Photo Google Maps, including this view with a satellite photo, are available on Android phones. Android phones come with a gesture-based authentication system. Google demonstrated its Android mobile phone... [30 May 2008]
Photos: Road testing wi-fi at 320kmph
Photo The onboard wi-fi system delivers connectivity via a Eutelsat satellite link, seamlessly switching to wi-fi terminals for coverage in areas such as tunnels or stations where the... [28 Mar 2008]
Photos: Lunar mobile phones preparing to soar
Photo The satellite system should ensure a full four-bar signal for lunar colonists living in the base Nasa wants to build at the south pole of the moon after 2020. The MoonLite orbiter would rely on a MeX... [25 Feb 2008]
Photos of the Month - November 2007
Photo A team of explorers sent the most northerly transmitted video message over their satellite communications system this month. Kicking off our photo stories this month was the iPhone launch on 9 November. [29 Nov 2007]
Photos: Floating computers keep an eye on the oceans
Photo The floats normally usually drift at depths of 2,000 metres or 1,000 metres but every ten days, the bladder in the float fills with water making it rise to the surface to send its data to their various research centres via... [21 Nov 2007]
Photos: Arctic tech gets talking
Photo The video footage was transmitted from the Arctic Ocean using the Vanco Arctic Survey's satellite communications system. The system can also handle large file transmissions as it has... [12 Nov 2007]
Photos: Virtual war tests new technology
Photo The £2bn satellite system allows voice and video streaming which can be used to transfer high-quality medical images from the field to a UK hospital for analysis and diagnosis, for example. The CIWD demo... [14 Jun 2007]
Photos: Germany's road charging tech
Photo The scheme is a mix of satellite technology - GPS, though a future move to Europe's Galileo system is likely - roadside cellular networks, wireless LANs and point-to-point infrared. For two years Germany... [02 Feb 2007]
Photos: Make vroom for your iPod
Photo In-car tech is changing rapidly with satellite navigation systems, DVD players and even in-car broadband now available. Mazda's new MX5 hardtop roadster (above) is one of the latest models to feature an integrated iPod... [01 Feb 2007]
Photos of the month - July 06
Photo Galileo heads for orbit: Galileo is the new European satellite-based navigation system currently under development. This is the Giove-A satellite on its Soyuz launcher on pad six at... [28 Jul 2006]
Photos: Sending Galileo into orbit
Photo Galileo is the European satellite-based navigation system currently being developed. This is how the Galileo System Testbed satellite GSTB-V2/B looks in orbit. Here's... [27 Jul 2006]
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