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Global Warming Could be Affecting Satellite Orbits
New study suggests global warming could be causing a reduction in the pull of the Earth's atmosphere.
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UK Announces Additional Funding for ESA
The British Government plans to emerge as world leader in the space industry
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Africa’s First Vendor-Neutral Satellite Earth Station to be Completed in 2013
Teraco Data Environments plans to finish the Teraco Teleport by March.
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Iran Plans Fourth Satellite Launch on Solid-Fueled Missile
The Iranian government announced plans to launch a GEO satellite on a solid-fueled missile developed by the late senior Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) commander Hassan Tehrani Moqaddam.
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Top Russian Official Acknowledges Corruption in Satellite Navigation Project
A top government official has confirmed corruption allegations in Russia's satellite navigation system.
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‘Dronestagram’ Takes UAV’s Strikes to Social Media
A new Instagram account shows satellite images of U.S. drone strikes in Asia and the Middle East.
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Telesat Terminates Broadcasting and Business with Iran
Telesat has announced it will stop broadcasting programming and content from the Iranian regime.
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ISS to Earth Internet-Like Communication Test Successful
A new prototype developed by NASA and ESA opens up possibilities to control robots in other planets from Earth.
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NASA to Hire Commercial Satellite Operators for Scientific Payload
NASA plans to use commercial satellites for scientific missions starting with an air pollution monitor.
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Dish Network Hints Possibility of Attempting Merger with DirecTV Again
After reporting a loss of subscribers, Dish Network and DirecTV could give the possibility of merger another try.
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Satellite Data Could Help Forecast Volcanic Eruptions
Using the Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) on the Japanese ALOS satellite, scientists observe how Earth deforms before a volcano eruption.
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Intelsat Becomes Sole Owner and Operator of New Dawn
Convergence Partners and the Consortium of South African investors it led have exited the New Dawn satellite venture.
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ULA to Redesign Launch Complex for Manned Missions
United Launch Alliance, in partnership with Boeing, is expected to officially announce Hensel Phelps Construction Co. to redesign pad 41.
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SpaceX’s Reusable Rocket Takes Second Hop
SpaceX reusable vertical takeoff and landing rocket "Grasshopper" took its second test flight.
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Air Force, NASA Fabricate Satellite to Study Space Debris
NASA and the U.S. Air Force's Space and Missile Systems Center are developing a satellite to perform a hypervelocity impact experiment to examine space debris.
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First Austrian Satellite Preparing for Launch
Austria will launch its first satellite in December with the objective of studying the nature of stars.
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SpaceX Takes Next Step Toward Manned Flight
SpaceX has successfully completed the first three performance milestones toward sending passengers in its spacecraft.
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Pakistan’s GNSS to Start Operations in 2013
SUPARCO will have an operational constellation of navigation satellites orbiting Earths starting June 2013
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European Satellites Identify Breaches on Earth’s Magnetic Field
ESA's study from its Cluster satellite mission indicates that the magnetic field that protects life on Earth from the Sun's excess radiation frequently experiences harmful breaches.
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India Takes Over NASA’s Defunct Satellite to Track Sandy
ISRO's OSCAT radar scatterometer has been critical in helping track superstorm Sandy
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SpaceX Signs Deal to Stay in Hawthorne Until 2022
SpaceX has signed a deal with the city of Hawthorne, Calif. to maintain their main offices there at least until 2022
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Gazprom Space Systems to Launch Two Satellites Before 2013
In what is left of 2012, Russian telecommunications company Gazprom Space Systems is planning to launch two Yamal-class satellites
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Hurricane Sandy Heightens the Spectrum Debate
Broadcasters are highlighting their importance during natural disasters to dispute the government's plan to parcel out spectrum to new technologies.
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Thales and Turkmenistan Asses Progress of Satellite Construction
Thales Alenia Space Vice President and Turkmenistan President met to discuss the progress of the project that will place the first Turkmen satellite in orbit.
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GOES-13 Creates Animation of Hurricane Sandy’s Full Life Cycle
The recently resuscitated GOES-13 satellite created and animation of Hurricane Sandy's life from formation to dissipation.
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Oakley Releases Goggles With Fighter Pilot-Style Technology and Built-In GPS
Oakley released a new ski goggles with Heads Up Display, Bluetooth and GPS capabilities in partnership with Recon Instruments and Apple
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Cell Towers and Broadband Likely to Stay Down after Hurricane
Almost 25 percent of wireless cell towers in 10 states are down due to Hurricane Sandy.
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India Plans to Expand Broadband to 600 Million Users in Eight Years
India is planning to exponentially increase the reach of broadband across the whole country from 20 million users to 600 million in just eight years.
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Korean Artist to Launch Homemade Satellite
After five years of work, South Korean artist Hojun Song is working on the last stage to launch his CubeSat in 2013
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Satellite Images Suggest Air Strike in Sudan
A report from the Satellite Sentinel Project confirms Sudan's claims of an air strike from Israel at the Yarmouk weapons factory.