satellites

Hot Shots: Flooding, snow squall, satellite launch

Every Friday, FreightWaves takes a look at the past week or so in social media, highlighting images in trucking, transportation and weather. This week features significant flooding in the Northwest, a snow squall slamming a Northeast airport and the launch of the latest U.S. weather satellite.

Flooding fiasco

A look at the blockage on US 101 at Purdy Cutoff Road. Trees and part of the hillside have come down on the roadway. A detour is set up via Brockdale Road. It will remain closed until...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hot-shots-flooding-snow-squall-satellite-launch

Ground control: Inside story of shipping a 3-ton satellite

An 18-wheeler unloads the GOES-T satellite from a military plane.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s latest weather satellite is roughly the size of a small school bus, weighs more than 6,000 pounds and requires careful handling and a special container while being moved.

Thus, as one might imagine, shipping the satellite is no small feat.

GOES-T departs Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Littleton, Colorado, on Nov. 9 encased in its special shipping container on an 18-wheeler.

Earlier this month, that satellite — named GOES-T — made a successful...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ground-control-inside-story-of-shipping-a-3-ton-satellite

IMOCA Extends Relationship Naming Iridium and Thales as Official Communications Partners

IMOCA Extends Relationship Naming Iridium and Thales as Official Communications Partners

The Iridium Certus powered Thales VesseLINK 700 onboard Alex Thomson Racing’s Hugo Boss Boat. © Eloi Stichelbaut – polaRYSE / IMOCA

MCLEAN, Va., September 14, 2021 – Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) is proud to share that the International Monohull Open Class Association (IMOCA) has extended its relationship naming Iridium and Thales as its official communications partners. IMOCA skippers will...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/09/14/imoca-extends-relationship-naming-iridium-and-thales-as-official-communications-partners/

Intellian Signs A $73 Million Contract With OneWeb To Launch 648 LEO Satellites

Intellian is delighted to announce that it has won a US$73 million contract with low earth orbit (LEO) satellite network provider OneWeb to develop and supply affordable compact user terminals, reports Intellian.

‘Game-changing terminal’

These innovative, easily-installed antennas will use next-generation technology to provide high bandwidth, low latency connectivity to OneWeb’s global satellite service, delivering to multiple markets including enterpriseand government services.

“We’re...

https://mfame.guru/intellian-signs-a-73-million-contract-with-oneweb-to-launch-648-leo-satellites/

Castor Marine takes over SeaVsat assets

Castor Marine takes over SeaVsat assets

Today, Castor Marine, a leading Global VSAT Network Operator, announces its acquisition of the activities of SeaVsat, a maritime satellite internet provider at sea based in Lelystad, the Netherlands. SeaVsat provided satellite Internet access to offshore vessels and rigs. 

SeaVsat was declared bankrupt on November 23, leaving customers at sea in uncertainty about their Internet connection. With this acquisition Castor Marine ensures continuity of the...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2020/11/27/castor-marine-takes-over-seavsat-assets/

Understanding GPS spoofing in shipping: How to stay protected

Knowing exactly where you’re sailing and where to sail next is the most important part of a vessel’s navigation which can be accomplished by the use of GPS. Yet, what happens when your GPS gets spoofed? GPS spoofing, often leading to GPS outages, causes major disruptions to the shipping industry impacting safe navigation, leading to paralyzed shipping lanes, collisions and untraceable attacks.

GPS spoofing

The attack tries to deceive a GPS receiver by broadcasting fake GPS signals, which resemble...

https://safety4sea.com/cm-understanding-gps-spoofing-in-shipping-how-to-stay-protected/

AMSA discontinues DGPS from 1st July, 2020

As AMSA reported in the past, due to the increased accuracy of GPS and introduction of other global positioning constellations, like GLONASS, GALILEO and Beidou, its Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) service is no longer needed. As a result, AMSA will discontinue DGPS system from the following summer, specifically on 1st July 2020.

At the moment, GPS is one of the several Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), offering accurate Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT) data to...

https://safety4sea.com/amsa-discontinues-dgps-from-1st-july-2020/

OTESAT – MARITEL receives the SMART4SEA Connectivity Award

SAFETY4SEA is pleased to announce that OTESAT – MARITEL has received the 2020 SMART4SEA Connectivity Award, sponsored by Orpheus Marine Transport Corp, at a prestigious award ceremony which successfully concluded on January the 28th at the Yacht Club of Greece in Athens, the evening ahead of the 2020 SMART4SEA Forum.

OTESAT – MARITEL received the award for its ‘s@tGate’ networking tool built for satellite bandwidth management and data transmission optimization in the complex marine IP...

https://safety4sea.com/otesat-maritel-receives-the-smart4sea-connectivity-award/

The winners of the 2020 SMART4SEA Awards announced

SAFETY4SEA announced the winners of the 2020 SMART4SEA Awards at a prestigious awards ceremony which successfully concluded on January the 28th at Yacht Club of Greece in Athens, the evening ahead of the 2020 SMART4SEA Forum. SMART4SEA Awards are held annually within the scope of awarding industry’s outstanding practices for E-Navigation, Connectivity, Energy Efficiency, Cyber Security, Training, Technology, Personality and Leadership.

The winners of the 2020 SMART4SEA Awards are:

MarineFields...

https://safety4sea.com/the-winners-of-the-2020-smart4sea-awards-announced/

GPS smoothing: How to remove discrepancies in received positions

Knowing exactly where we are at each time is a key component of safe navigation and the use of GPS and ECDIS provide this capability nowadays, but the continuing trend to rely solely on this means of navigation rather than to cross-check with other independent and reliable navigation techniques introduces a significant risk, CHIRP notes.

Several incidents reported by CHIRP related to the discrepancy due to settings of the GPS – specifically the smoothing.

In this regard, CHIRP provides a simple...

https://safety4sea.com/gps-smoothing-how-to-remove-discrepancies-in-received-positions/

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