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Japan launches Epsilon-4 rocket carrying private-sector satellites by Staff Writers Tokyo, Japan (XNA) Jan 21, 2019
Japan on Friday launched its Epsilon-4 rocket carrying seven small satellites built by 10 different private-sector organizations and universities, from Kagoshima Prefecture's Uchinoura Space Center, in southwestern Japan. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) confirmed that the biggest of the seven satellites aboard the rocket was successfully put into orbit around 50 minutes after the launch, at an altitude of 514 km. The latest launch comes as new regulations have been put in place to encourage space-related development activities in the private sector. Friday's launch marked the first time that a rocket of Epsilon series has carried a payload of multiple satellites.
Maxar's SSL selected to define small satellite requirements for Environmental Defense Fund Palo Alto CA (SPX) Jan 15, 2019 SSL, a Maxar Technologies company, and a leading provider of innovative satellites and spacecraft systems, announced today that it is leveraging Maxar's combined capabilities for a contract to define requirements for a small form-factor satellite that will monitor and measure methane emissions from oil and gas facilities around the world. The satellite, named MethaneSAT, will enable Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) to change the way we detect and analyze methane emissions and understand and combat ... read more
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