Atmospheric conditions vary significantly at both temporal and spatial scales. The purpose of atmospheric correction based on radiative transfer model is to eliminate the atmospheric radiative effect ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On May 17, 1974, NASA launched the first Synchronous Meteorological Satellite, SMS-1. This was the first satellite designed to ...

Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced the industry’s first single-chip synchronous buck and low dropout (LDO) regulator ...

In yesterday’s post we suggested that the reason for the near polar orbit of most imaging satellites was to improve coverage. After a bit more research it turns out to be more interesting than that.

Arianespace’s Ariane 5 launcher once again demonstrated its operational maturity and accuracy today by placing a seven-satellite payload into Sun-synchronous orbit. Drawing of the Ariane 5 payload ...

Click to open image viewer. In the 1960s, communications satellites emerged as a new, effective means to transmit telephone and television signals over great geographical distances. This capability ...