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[Satellite Today 02-24-09] The government of Abu Dhabi has agreed to sign a $20 million contract with Israel-based ImageSat for access to images taken by the Eros-B satellite, ImageSat announced...

[Satellite Today 02-23-09] Two UCLA geography professors say their work with satellite tracking software might help the United States get closer to capturing Osama Bin Laden, according to a Feb....

The Cobra Dane radar at Shemya, Alaska, was transferred from the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to the Air Force. The upgraded radar became available for ballistic missile defense operations in...

[Satellite Today 02-23-09] SES Astra has moved its Astra 1G satellite from 19.2 degrees East to 23.5 degrees East, the company announced Feb.19.     The satellite joins Astra 3A and...

[Satellite Today 02-23-09] RapidEye reached an agreement with Bufete de Ingeniería en Telecomunicaciones y Sistemas (BITS), to be its sole distributor of satellite imagery in Mexico and Central America, RapidEye...

[Satellite Today 02-23-09] Thaicom increased its revenues in 2008 by 9 percent, fuelled by a strong performance in its satellite-related businesses, the company announced Feb. 20.     Thaicom reported total...

[Satellite Today 02-23-09] Orbital Sciences Corp. reported fourth quarter revenues at $311 million, an 11 percent increase over the previous year, in its 2008 results released Feb. 20.     Orbital’s...

The House this week will consider legislation to provide $1.4 billion for NASA earth science to fund critical satellite missions, funding that merits approval, Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) said....

Heat shield material for the Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) passed a test, the company announced. The PICA-X heat shield material, which will be used in the Dragon spacecraft, underwent...

The last new section of the Ares I-X test rocket arrived at Kennedy Space Center for assembly, prior to the next-generation U.S. spacecraft rocket soaring on its first flight sometime...