IBUKI (GOSAT) Snaps To With First Light
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has successfully acquired the First Light by the Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite "IBUKI" (GOSAT) during the course of its initial functional check.
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Mission — The Key to the Climate Is In Carbon, Reports NASA
A NASA spacecraft dedicated to studying atmospheric carbon dioxide is in final preparations for a February 23 launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, and is the first of its kind.
Read MorePrime Time For NASA + NOAA
The launch of the NOAA-N Prime polar-orbiting weather satellite for NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket is scheduled for Wednesday, February 4th.
Read MoreGOSAT + Six SatPals Successfully Launched By Japan
Japan has launched a satellite whose focus will be to observe the concentration distribution of greenhouse gases from space. The launch of the Ibuki satellite (also known by GOSAT - Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite) took place on January 23rd at 03:54 UTC from the LP1 launch platform of the Yoshinubo launch complex on Tanegashima.
Read MoreWater, Water, Nowhere—Niger Can Now WADE Into It
As is the case for most sub-Saharan African countries, Niger faces problems meeting its water needs. As part of ESA’s TIGER initiative, satellite data are being used to identify surface and underground water resources in the drought-prone country.
Read MoreRaytheon Senses Good Vibrations of Space Electromagnetic Impulses
It's important to understand how aerosols affect climate — do they emit or experience interference from electromagnetic impulses encountered in space?
Read MoreDMCii Competition Now Underway For EO Data Delivery For Projects
Satellite imaging provider DMC International Imaging (DMCii) will provide free DMC constellation satellite imagery for scientists to support global environmental monitoring projects.
Read MoreCan Satellites Swim? Oui! New Oceanography Mission
Not exactly, but oceanography data now available will help scientists around the world better understand climate change, and the info comes courtesy of the Ocean Surface Topography Mission.
Read MoreUniversity of Colorado Study Reveals Earth’s Breathing, No Breath Mints Needed
Interesting discovery via a study at the University of Colorado at Boulder which reveals the periodic "breathing" of Earth's upper atmosphere that has long puzzled scientists is due in part to cyclic solar wind disturbances. This finding should assist engineers in tracking satellites more accurately and improve forecasts for electronic communication disruptions.
Read MoreMajor Agencies & Companies Attend the Biggest Review in the History of NPOESS
News just released reported that last month a comprehensive Mission Operations Readiness (MOR) review of the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Preparatory Project (NPP) was successfully completed. This was the largest review of the overall NPOESS configuration to date . . .
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