Includes NESDR SMArTee XTR Software Defined Radio, & Everything Else Needed to Receive LRIT, HRIT & HRPT Satellite Weather Images Directly from Space!”
This bundle will allow you to receive detailed, high-resolution, near real-time images from orbiting weather satellites. With as little as an hour of setup, you will be receiving LRIT, HRIT and HRPT GOES transmissions, error-free and with ease!
This GOES Weather Satellite SDR bundle includes a GOES parabolic reflector antenna, NESDR SMArTee XTR SDR receiver, SAWbird+ GOES LNA module, 10m LMR400 cable, and the other cables and adapters required for a full GOES receiver. Just add a host device and software, and you are ready to go
The 21dBi antenna is meant for high gain L-band applications where the antenna is stationary. The center frequency is 1.75GHz, and bandwidth is 200MHz or greater. This encompasses many popular weather satellite applications and constellations
Software is required for the decoding of images. Current options are either free Linux-based decoders or a paid version of XRIT Decoder for Windows (a license is NOT included in this bundle!). A virtual machine can be used for Linux instead of a standalone Linux computer or Raspberry Pi, if preferred.
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Check out out USA-Satcom for news and information on amateur satellite communications.
Bob does frequent postings in which he discusses images of the amazingly diverse Martian surface such as: Terraced mesa inside Martian depression – “[The image] shows a very puzzling terraced mesa inside an enclosed depression or sinkhole (the western half of which can be seen in the full image).”
Here’s an audio narrative/musical tribute to the cosmos created by a
collaboration between the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum and Grammy Award-winning musician and producer Diplo, with words by the museum, music from Diplo’s album MMXX, and narration by Hrishikesh Hirway. As a companion album to MMXX, Under Ancient Skies expands on the theme of our connection with nature to explore our human experience in the cosmos around the globe and throughout history, from the ancient world to contemporary understandings of the universe.
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“Angelic Soprano” Angèlia Grace renders a beautiful vocal interpretation of a selection of the Hans Zimmer soundtrack to the film, Interstellar [Amazon commission link]:
A sampling of links to recent space policy, politics, and government (US and international) related space news and resource items that I found of interest (find previous space policy roundups here):
Hello and welcome to another episode of the Dongfang Hour China Aero/Space News Roundup! We come to you one day late this week, having spent nearly 2 hours yesterday speaking with our friend and colleague Kevin Xu of Landspace, on topics related to reusable rockets, the differences between SOEs and commercial companies in China, and Kevin’s thoughts on rocket cams. Our interview with Kevin will be available in around 2 weeks. That being said, this week we bring you updates on Galactic Energy, China’s maritime satcom industry and the product offerings therein, and China’s role in the regional EO market.
E2MC founder Raphael Roettgen returns to the Make Space Boring News show to share the news of space financing rounds for the month of October 2020. Web article on spacewatch.global: https://spacewatch.global/2020/11/e2m…
1. Monday, Nov. 9, 2020; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT: No special programming.
2. Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT): No show tonight due to Dr. Space non-space appointments.
3. Wednesday, Nov.11, 2020: Hotel Mars TBA pre-recorded. See upcoming show menu on the home page for program details.
4. Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020; 7-8:30 pm PDT (9-10:30 pm CDT, 10-11:30 pm EDT): No program today.
5. Friday, Nov.13, 2020; 9:30-11 am PDT (11:30 am-1 pm CDT, 12:30-2 pm EDT): We welcome Dr. David Carrier to discuss his new book published by Apogee, Apollo Memories[Amazon commission link].
** Thursday, Nov.5.2020 – Robert Zimmerman “discussed a variety of topics, including the recent 2020 election and its potential impact on all things space”.
Here is the latest episode in NASA’s Space to Ground weekly report on activities related to the International Space Station:
** Know Your Crew…One! – NASA Johnson
The astronauts who will fly the first operational Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station are trained up and ready to go. After many months of work together (for some of them, years) they know each other pretty well, so we asked them to prove it. Have a look as four astronauts who are about to spend six months in space together talk about what they’re expecting from life on the space station, and share their advice for the one among them who has never been there before.
** Crew-1 for All – NASA Johnson
The next SpaceX Crew Dragon to fly to the International Space Station will carry four astronauts on a mission known as Crew-1. What does that mean? Who better to explain the first operational mission of a commercial crew space vehicle than the people who will make it happen in space. Join the American and Japanese astronauts for a walk through the mission that opens a new era in human space exploration.
** Expedition 64 ISS 20th Anniversary On Orbit Crew News Conference – October 30, 2020 – NASA Video
Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 64 Commander Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos and Flight Engineers Kate Rubins of NASA and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of Roscosmos discussed the upcoming 20th anniversary of a permanent human presence on the orbital laboratory and other elements of life and work in orbit during an in-flight news conference Oct. 30. After arriving on the station Oct. 14 for a six-month mission, the trio is gearing up to mark the anniversary on Nov. 2, the day in 2000 when NASA astronaut and Expedition 1 Commander Bill Shepherd and Russian cosmonauts Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalev floated into the fledgling ISS to begin the unbroken human occupancy of the complex.
Monday 2 November 2020 marks 20 years of continuous human presence on the International Space Station. Relive a few memorable moments from the unique orbital outpost in this clip covering 20 years of the International Space Station in 60 seconds.Since Crew One took up residence on 2 November, 240 people including 18 ESA astronauts have lived and worked on the orbital outpost, carrying out essential research to benefit life on Earth.The next ESA mission to the International Space Station is set for 2021, when Thomas Pesquet will become the first European to fly on a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft for his Alpha mission.
** Fire, Lightning, and Crystals in Space: 20 Years on the ISS – SciShow Space
2020 marks two decades of people living and working about the ISS, and from fireballs to microgravity grown crystals, they’ve been keeping busy.
** How 20 Years of Life On The ISS Began With Expedition One – Scott Manley
November 2nd 2000 was the day that 3 people arrived on the International Space Station and began living and working there. Since this time, there has always been a human presence in space, and I hope this continues, but it’s important to realise that even before this historic moment there were crews that worked to make the space station a place people could call home.
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[Amazon commission link].
