GOCE To Leave Earth’s Graces Next Month
Eurockot Launch Services and its customer, the European Space Agency (ESA), have started preparations for the launch of the GOCE Earth Explorer satellite from Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia.
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Scots Finding Funds For Fire Suppression From Space
A Scottish company is raising funds to develop a satellite that could help track and prevent the spread of forest fires such as those that recently devastated parts of south-eastern Australia.
Read MoreHere’s Looking At Earth: Ash From Asama…
Asama Volcano on the Japanese island of Honshu showed signs of unrest starting in late January 2009, according to the Japanese Meteorological Agency.
Read MoreMetop-A Makes Amends
The Advanced High Resolution Picture Transmission (AHRPT) system on EUMETSAT’s Metop-A polar-orbiting satellite is operational again following a successful two-month trial last October and November.
Read MoreReal World Perspectives For Nokia Users Via DigitalGlobe
DigitalGlobe and Nokia have agreed to bring the real-world perspective of high-resolution satellite and aerial imagery to Nokia Maps, both on mobile devices and on Ovi, improving the global driving, hiking and walking navigation capabilities for consumers who use these applications.
Read MoreHarris Is On The GOES… R, That Is…
Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS) has delivered its proposal for a total, end-to-end solution for the ground segment of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R Series (GOES-R) program.
Read MoreIBUKI (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.
Read MoreNOAA-19 Into Orbit To Examine Earth
A new NOAA polar-orbiting environmental satellite was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on February 6th and is now circling the globe every 102 minutes, taking images and measurements to support NOAA’s efforts to forecast and monitor the environment. NOAA-19 joins NOAA-18 and one European environmental satellite already in polar orbit.
Read MoreFull Commercial Ops Started For GeoEye-1
GeoEye, Inc. has initiated commercial operations for the Company's new GeoEye-1 Earth-imaging satellite.
Read MoreA True Split In Africa
The volcanic landscape of the Afar region in northern Ethiopia results from tectonic forces working deep below the surface.
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