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| 05.22.2013 |
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NOAA’s GOES-13 Fails for the Second Time in Two Years
One of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) main weather satellite, GOES-13, experienced problems with its imaging equipment on late Tuesday, May 21....
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| 05.15.2013 |
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Gogo Receives Blanket License from FCC
Image credit: Gogo [Satellite TODAY 05-15-13] The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted in-flight connectivity provider GoGo a blanket license to operate up to 1,000 Ku-band satellite aircraft for international and domestic service. ...
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| 05.14.2013 |
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Skylab’s 40th Anniversary Stirs Orbital Debris Discussions
Forty years ago NASA launched Skylab, America’s first space station. As part of an initiative to reuse the hardware the agency developed to land on the moon, the station was launched into orbit on May 14, 1973 on board one of the last Saturn V rockets....
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| 05.13.2013 |
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Half-Inch Drone Successfully Takes Flight
Tags: Drone, Prototype, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Publication: NationalGeographic.com Publication Date: 05/02/2013 The half-inch drone could be used for environmental monitoring or pollination of crops. Image credit: Harvard Microrobotics Lab Researchers at a...
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| 05.09.2013 |
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Kay Sears, Intelsat General’s President’s Powerpoint Presentation Sparks GeoMetWatch/AsiaSat deal
A PowerPoint presentation given by Intelsat General’s President, Kay Sears proved to be the catalyst that sparked GeoMetWatch (GMW) to pursue a hosted payload deal. GMW is a commercial technology company specializing in global hyperspectral weather...
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| 04.26.2013 |
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Arianespace Successfully Launches Russia’s GLONASS-M Satellite
Glonass-M satellite. Image credit: Reshetnev [Satellite TODAY 04-26-13] Arianespace has announced the successful 1804th launch...
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| 04.10.2013 |
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Boeing Introduces New Small Satellite Platform
Boeing is introducing a new line of small satellites through its research arm Boeing Phantom Works. The Phantom Phoenix line of satellites would weight up to 1,000 kilos and can be adapted for short-term experiments or operational missions lasting seven or more years....
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| 04.08.2013 |
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UKspace Selects SSTL CEO Matt Perkins as Vice-Chair
Matt Perkins, CEO of Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL), has been elected Vice-Chair of the U.K. Industry Association for Space (UKspace), the trade association of the UK space industry....
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| 03.22.2013 |
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Harris, NOAA Co-Develop, Deploy PATRON Weather Satellite Tool
[Satellite TODAY 03-22-13] Harris Corporation has partnered with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to develop and successfully deploy the Product Anomaly, Ticket, Relationship, Organization, and Notification (PATRON) – a new...
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| 03.12.2013 |
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DigitalGlobe Contracts MDA For Satellite Ground Station
[Satellite TODAY 03-12-13] Global imagery provider DigitalGlobe has awarded Richmond-based communications and information company MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) a contract from to produce and provide a ground station solution...
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| 03.11.2013 |
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Russian Satellite Collides with Fragments of Destroyed Chinese Spacecraft
[Satellite TODAY 03-11-13] An active Russian spacecraft has collided with a piece of space debris, believed to be from a destroyed Chinese satellite. The impact between Russia’s Ball Lens in the Space (BLITS) and China’s Fengyun 1C Satellite...
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| 03.04.2013 |
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SpaceX’s Dragon Successfully Docks with ISS
[Satellite TODAY 03-04-13] SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft to orbit for its second mission under the company’s Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract with NASA. The launch was Falcon 9’s fifth successful...
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| 03.04.2013 |
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Com Dev Inks Canadian Cospas-Sarsat Equipment Contract
[Satellite TODAY 03-04-13] Com Dev International has been awarded a contract from Public Works and Government Services Canada to design satellite equipment for the next generation Cospas-Sarsat global search and rescue system, the company announced March 4...
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| 03.01.2013 |
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GOES-R Satellite May Help Provide Earlier Warnings for Severe Weather
[Satellite TODAY 03-01-13] The new GOES-R satellite being built by Lockheed Martin may help provide earlier warnings for severe weather, according to the NOAA. The new satellite would be capable of detecting lightning inside storm clouds, which may lead to...
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| 03.01.2013 |
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Lockheed Martin Successfully Turns On Power of First GPS 3 Satellite
[Satellite TODAY 03-01-13] Lockheed Martin, under contract to develop the U.S. Air Force’s next generation Global Positioning System 3 satellites, has successfully turned on power to the system module of the program’s first spacecraft, which...
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| 02.28.2013 |
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Gilat to Provide Internet Connectivity to Schools in Peru
[Satellite TODAY 02-28-13] The Peruvian Ministry of Education has awarded a $12.8 million three-year contract to Gilat Satellite Networks to provide SkyEdge II-c hub and 'Aries' VSAT equipment, installation, maintenance and...
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| 02.27.2013 |
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Turkmenistan Schedules First National Satellite Launch
[Satellite TODAY 02-27-13] Turkmenistan has scheduled the launch of its first national satellite for late 2014. Thales Alenia Space will design and build the satellite, as well as provide assistance in satellite management and...
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| 02.25.2013 |
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ISRO Successfully Launches Indo-French SARAL and Six More Satellites
[SatelliteTODAY 02-25-13] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has successfully launched the SARAL Indo-French satellite from its spaceport at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh on Monday. ISRO’S PSLV rocket also carried Austria’s UniBRITE and...
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| 02.07.2013 |
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University of Texas Wins Second Student-Built Nanosatellite Competition
[Satellite TODAY 02-07-13] The Satellite Design Lab at the University of Texas has been awarded the first place in the national University Nanosatellite Program competition. Ten universities across the United States participated by designing a...
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| 02.01.2013 |
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DigitalGlobe Completes Merger With GeoEye
[Satellite TODAY 02-01-13] DigitalGlobe and GeoEye have announced the completion of their merger. The combined company now has a market capitalization of $2.1 billion, based on the closing price of DigitalGlobe stock on Jan. 30, 2013. The company will trade...
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