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SatelIoT 5G

Europe Just Switched On 5G…From Space! What It Means, Who’s Behind It, and When You’ll Feel the Difference

Europe just launched 5G via satellite—here’s what actually happened Two back‑to‑back breakthroughs signal that Europe’s 5G‑from‑space era has truly begun. First, the European Space Agency (ESA) and Telesat made the first standard‑based 5G connection to a fast‑moving LEO satellite, validating 5G NTN
October 8, 2025
Orbital data center

Servers in Space? 15 Reasons the Next Cloud Land Rush Is Off‑Planet

The future will be servers in space: a definitive 2025 roundup The idea sounds like sci‑fi clickbait until you look at what launched this year. In August 2025, Axiom Space delivered a Kubernetes‑managed data‑processing unit (AxDCU‑1) to the ISS to evaluate “orbital
October 4, 2025
ICEYE Satellite Constellation

54 Satellites, 24/7 Coverage: How Finnish Startup ICEYE Is Revolutionizing Earth Observation and Disaster Response

Earth Observation and Persistent Monitoring ICEYE’s core technology is Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) on microsatellites, which provides reliable imaging regardless of weather or daylight. In SAR, each satellite emits microwave pulses toward Earth and measures their echoes, constructing high-resolution pictures of the
October 3, 2025
Space-Age Farming

“Space-Age Farming: The 2025 Guide to Satellites That Spot Crop Stress, Soil Moisture & Yields—Almost in Real Time”

Expert soundbites 1) What satellite crop monitoring actually measures Plant status (optical & thermal):Multispectral imagers (Sentinel‑2, Landsat, PlanetScope) quantify greenness (NDVI/EVI), chlorophyll (red‑edge indices), and canopy water (NDWI/NDMI), proxies for vigor and stress. Sentinel‑2’s unique red‑edge bands (705–783 nm) sharpen sensitivity to chlorophyll
September 22, 2025