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New Glonass Satellites Due To Operate For Seven Years
Krasnoyarsk (RIA Novosti) Dec 28, 2007The three Glonass-M navigation satellites that Russia launched on Tuesday will be operational for seven years, a design and production bureau spokesman said on Wednesday. The three satellites were launched from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on board an improved Proton-M carrier rocket to join the existing satellite constellation, which comprises 15 operational satellites. "The eq ... more Pioneering Galileo Satellite Begins Third Year In Orbit 
Guildford, UK (SPX) Jan 03, 2008The first satellite in Europe's Galileo satellite navigation programme has achieved two years of highly successful in-orbit operation. GIOVE-A secured a crucial Galileo frequency filing with the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and supported the development and validation of technology crucial to the future of Galileo. The 660kg satellite was developed by SSTL for the European ... more Deep Impact Zooms By Earth On Route To Comet Hartley 2 
College Park, MD (SPX) Jan 03, 2008This New Year's Eve the University of Maryland-led Deep Impact team will again celebrate a holiday in a way that few can match, when their Deep Impact spacecraft "buzzes" the Earth on a flyby that marks the beginning of a more than two-and-a-half-year journey to comet Hartley 2. In 2005, the Deep Impact team, led by University of Maryland astronomer Michael A'Hearn, celebrated July 4th by ... more Glonass For Cars Shown To Putin And Security Council 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jan 03, 2008Putin and members of Russia's Security Council were given a demonstration of a Glonass device for cars at a meeting on foreign and domestic policy on Saturday, the presidential press secretary said. Glonass (Global Navigation Satellite System) is the Russian equivalent of the U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS), which is designed for both military and civilian use, and allows users to identify ... more Orbital-Built Horizons-2 Communications Satellite Launched 
Dulles, VA (SPX) Jan 03, 2008Orbital Sciences reports that the Horizons-2 satellite was successfully launched into orbit during a mission that took place December 21, 2007. The Horizons-2 spacecraft was delivered into its initial orbit by an Ariane 5 rocket launched from the European space launch complex located near the Equator in French Guiana. Results from early tests of the satellite conducted over the weekend indicate ... more |
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Newport, Wales (SPX) Jan 03, 2008EADS Defence and Security (DS) will equip the Earth observation satellite TanDEM-X with a special sophisticated radar system. The corresponding contract worth 26 million euros was awarded to DS by the company Astrium. The so-called Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) already proved its reliability and capabilities during the test phase of the TerraSAR-X satellite, which will be completed in the near ... more ISRO Saw String Of Successes In 2007 
New Delhi, India (PTI) Jan 03, 2008In the year gone by, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) achieved self-reliance in launch vehicle technology with the successful ground testing of the Cryogenic Upper Stage, a key component in putting heavier payloads in orbit. Capping a string of successes in 2007 in space research, India is poised to take a giant leap forward in the new year with the launch of its maiden moon mission Ch ... more Czech PM aims to tie up deal on US defence shield: report 
Prague (AFP) Jan 2, 2008The Czech prime minister has said he plans to tie up negotiations on a planned US defence shield before the end of President George W. Bush's administration and intends to visit Washington next month. Topolanek told the Hospodarske Noviny business daily he will fly out on February 27 on an official visit with the aim of pushing through a deal on hosting a missile tracking radar as part of th ... more ITT Delivers New GPS Payload To Lockheed Martin For Satellite Integration 
King Of Prussia PA (SPX) Jan 03, 2008GPS navigation payload provider, ITT Corporation, has delivered a new demonstration payload for a modernized Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-M) satellite to Lockheed Martin's facilities in Valley Forge, Pa. for integration on the spacecraft and final system-level testing in preparation for launch next year. This major milestone was achieved two months ahead of schedule and onl ... more Boeing To Build A Sixth Wideband Global SATCOM Satellite 
St. Louis MO (SPX) Jan 03, 2008Boeing has announced that the U.S. Air Force has exercised an option for a sixth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite and has authorized Boeing to begin construction. The Commonwealth of Australia is funding the procurement as part of a cooperative agreement between the U.S. and Australian governments. The satellite is expected to launch in the fourth quarter of 2012. "This is a unique, ... more |
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Ankara (AFP) Jan 2, 2008Visiting Syrian Deputy Premier Abdullah Dardari urged Turkey Wednesday to let more water flow into his country from the Euphrates river, Anatolia news agency reported. Dardari said after talks with Turkish officials that the recent drought in Syria had hit water supplies, the agency reported. Syria and Iraq often complain that their northern neighbour Turkey -- with a series of dams buil ... more Scientists Find Good News About Methane Bubbling Up From the Ocean Floor Near Santa Barbara 
Santa Barbara CA (SPX) Jan 03, 2008Methane, a potent greenhouse gas, is emitted in great quantities as bubbles from seeps on the ocean floor near Santa Barbara. About half of these bubbles dissolve into the ocean, but the fate of this dissolved methane remains uncertain. Researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara have discovered that only one percent of this dissolved methane escapes into the air -- good news for ... more ISRO To Launch Carto-2A Satellite In January 2008 
Hyderabad, India (PTI) Dec 28, 2007ISRO will launch Carto-2A satellite which has Cartography applications including remote sensing, ground water development etc and a resolution of one meter, by end of January 2008 or first week of February, according to RK Rajangam, deputy director, ISRO. Talking to PTI on the sidelines of the launch of India's first students chapter of Astronautical Society of India, he said any object wanting ... more First US Commercial Wave Energy Power Purchase Agreement 
San Francisco CA (SPX) Jan 03, 2008Pacific Gas and Electric Company announced that it has entered into a long-term, two megawatt (MW) commercial wave energy power purchasing agreement (PPA) with Finavera Renewables. Located off the Northern California coast, the Humboldt County Offshore Wave Energy Power Plant will be developed by Finavera Renewables. The project is expected to begin delivering renewable, clean electricity in 201 ... more California sues US for blocking car emissions rules 
Los Angeles (AFP) Jan 2, 2008California said on Wednesday it was suing the US government for blocking the implementation of the state's tough new standards on greenhouse gases emitted by automobiles. The move came after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last month denied California's request to be allowed to set new vehicle emissions standards which would be more strict than the federal laws. "It is unconsci ... more
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