Recent content by Ovidio

Satellites on sun-synchronous orbits transit every day at the same hour over the same area and with the same light conditions. That's perfect for every kind of ground observations and monitoring, not only for weather conditions or other scientific purposes, but also for spying campaigns…

I think that terrestrial broadcasters transmit 360° all around and in a no so narrow bandwidth. Deep spacecrafts transmit in a very narrow bandwidth, in a very very directional antenna that must be always exactly pointed toward Earth, and futhermore data have a very specific pattern. This way al...

I would like to return to Titan with a hybrid rover/submarine and a helicopter. I think that the lakes of Titan could be the most exciting place to explore.