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Technologies for space

Space technology is technology developed by space science or the aerospace industry for use in spaceflight, satellites, or space exploration. Space technology includes spacecraft, satellites, space stations, and support infrastructure, equipment, and procedures. Wikipedia Space is such a novel environment that attempting to work in it requires new tools and techniques. Many common everyday services such as  weather forecasting ,  remote sensing ,  GPS  systems,  satellite television , and some long-distance communications systems critically rely on space infrastructure. Of the sciences,  astronomy  and  Earth science  (via  remote sensing ) benefit from space technology. New technologies originating with or accelerated by space-related endeavors are often subsequently exploited in other economic activities. Want to read full article visit https://adventuresofspace.blogspot.com/p/space-technologies.html

SpaceX launched Amos-17 satellite for Spacecom

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AMOS-17 was successfully launched on August 6, 2019 by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. It will be located at 17 degrees East where it will reach across the African continent, along with the Middle East and Africa. Once operational, AMOS-17 will be the most advanced high-throughput satellite to provide satellite communication services to Africa. Coverage: Africa, the Middle East, and Europe Beams:  Ka-band, Ku-band and C-Band services. Life Expectancy: Over 15 years, 2034 image source:SpaceX