Hacker News with Generative AI: Satellite Communication

EU to help Ukraine replace Musk's Starlink (politico.eu)
The European Commission is figuring out how it could help Ukraine secure satellite communication capacity in the wake of Elon Musk reportedly threatening to pull Kyiv's access to his Starlink network.
Ukraine, Satellite Communication, Elon Musk, European Union
20 points by taimurkazmi 32 days ago | 1 comments
Starlink direct-to-cell enabled for hurricane helene emergency messaging (twitter.com)
SpaceX, Satellite Communication, Disaster Relief, Emergency Response
147 points by nynx 178 days ago | 164 comments
Show HN: I built a Iridium/LTE satellite GPS tracker and took it to the Arctic (github.com/cepa)
One off challenge to build a custom GPS tracker that sends data to cloud over LTE and Iridium networks. Tested successfully on the expedition yacht S/Y Southern Star while crossing Barents Sea from Norway to Svalbard in the Arctics. Built with RockBLOCK 9603N(Iridium), SIMCOM7600G (LTE/GSM) and STM32 microcontroller (ARM,FreeRTOS).
Hardware, GPS, Satellite Communication, Arctic, Projects
211 points by ChopSticksPlz 180 days ago | 56 comments