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Satellite Data Delivery for Any Logger: RockREMOTE Mini’s SMTP Server
July 10, 2026
Use RockREMOTE Mini’s SMTP server to send complete data logger files over Iridium, without custom protocols, firmware changes or file reconstruction.
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ArduPilot Testing: MAVLink Telemetry Over Iridium Certus 100
March 4, 2026
ArduPilot testing shows MAVLink telemetry can work reliably over Iridium Certus 100. See reported latency ranges, stream rate guidance, and installation notes.
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The Six Costliest Remote IoT Integration Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them)
February 9, 2026
A practical guide to avoiding costly remote IoT integration pitfalls, covering security handoffs, field RF realities, latency, device lifecycle, and data discipline.
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Using a Campbell CR1000 (CRBasic) with a RockBLOCK RTU (SBD Device)
June 30, 2025
How to integrate the RockBLOCK RTU with the CR1000 to send sensor data globally via Iridium SBD and visualise it in Cloudloop.
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Integrating RockREMOTE Mini with the CR1000 Data Logger
February 24, 2025
When paired with the CR1000, RockREMOTE Mini enhances the Campbell Scientific data logger’s capabilities by providing satellite-enabled communication over Iridium’s satellite network.
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Introducing Ground Control’s Satellite IoT Gateway
January 6, 2023
Our Director of Software Engineering, Dan Ambrose, explains how our new IoT Gateway makes utilising Iridium Messaging Transport (IMT) easy, from managing the connection to message queuing, and retries.
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How Iridium Messaging Transport (IMT) opens up new IoT possibilities
January 5, 2023
IMT offers arguably the best of both worlds - a message-based service utilising Iridium Certus 100 to send/receive messages up to 100,000 bytes.
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Ground Control Delivers SBD Data to AWS Platforms
November 26, 2019
Whatever the function, Iridium short burst data (SBD) is a tried, tested, and cost-effective method of getting IoT data back to you via satellite from anywhere on Earth.
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Global Satellite Communication for Qwiic Projects from SparkFun
November 12, 2019
The SparkFun Qwiic Iridium 9603N has been developed in order to provide a method for Short Burst Data (SBD) global communication for Qwiic projects via the Iridium Satellite Network.
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Maker Buoy: Drifting buoy equipped with the RockBLOCK
March 25, 2019
The Maker Buoy is a low-cost, Arduino-based, solar-powered and open-source drifting buoy available to purchase ready-made or for the end-user to construct themselves following simple instructions.
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RockBLOCK 9603 used in MIRKA2-RX Mission
October 25, 2018
With the completion of the MIRKA2-RX mission, the student members of the Small Satellite Group of the University of Stuttgart field tested technology that will be used in a future CubeSat mission.
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Supporting the Eldorado Space Program
October 3, 2018
With Paul McWhorter's guidance, students design, build, and program instrumentation packages sent into the upper atmosphere via high-altitude balloons. He documents the missions in a dedicated YouTube channel.
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