Global Scientists Gather to Discuss Landsat 8 Cooperation
6.19.2013 | Satellite Today | Veronica Magan
To address the operational and technical issues with collecting images from the Landsat 8 satellite, scientists and engineers from around the world are participating in the Landsat Ground Station Operators Working Group and the Landsat Technical Working Group this week.... read more

Azerspace to Begin Broadcasting State-Run TV Channels in July
6.19.2013 | Satellite Today | Veronica Magan
Azerspace 1, Azerbaijan's first telecommunication satellite, has been broadcasting state-run TV channels in test mode since it began trials after its February launch. That will change in July when... read more

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Google to Release Balloons to Provide Wi-Fi Service
6.18.2013 | Satellite Today | Tai Nichols
n an effort to connect people in rural and remote areas, help fill coverage gaps, and bring people back online after disasters, Google will release 30 high-tech balloons in the first trial of Project Loon.... read more

ESA’s Mission to Mars Reaches Final Stages of Construction
6.18.2013 | Satellite Today | Tai Nichols
On Monday, Thales Alenia Space signed a contract with the European Space Agency at the Paris Air & Space Show for ESA’s mission to Mars in 2016.... read more

Lawsuits Surround Use of Navy InfraLynx System by Local Police
6.18.2013 | Satellite Today | Tai Nichols
Details about the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia’s (MPDC) arrangement with the Naval Research Laboratory are developing as part of a lawsuit by people taken into custody during the International Monetary Fund and World Bank meetings.... read more

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