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RADARSAT-2 completed its commissioning on April 25, 2008 and fully transitioned into commercial operations to deliver advanced radar images of the Earth, with this information delivered by MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates, Ltd. [TSD:MDA], owner and operator of the satellite.
Read MoreA remote sensing satellite is in the works for the United Arab Emirates and other member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
Read MoreSpot Image has added nine new nations and regions to its line of SPOTMaps mosaics. The new areas include Iraq, Kuwait and North Korea.
Read MoreAs our readers are probably well aware, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C9) successfully launched India’s Remote Sensing satellites CARTOSAT-2A and Indian Mini Satellite-1 (IMS-1), as well as eight nanosatellites, on April 28, 2008 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota.
Read MoreMacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. [TSX: MDA] has revealed that RADARSAT-2 completed its commissioning on April 25, 2008 and fully transitioned into commercial operations to deliver advanced radar images of the Earth.
Read MoreThe Indian Space Research Organization has announced that April 28th is the date now set for the launch of their Polar Satellite Vehicle, PSLV-C9 carrying aboard their latest remote sensing satellite, known as CARTOSAT-2A, along with Indian Mini Satellite (IMS-1) and eight nanosatellites, will launch at about 9:20 a.m.
Read MoreSentinel-2, the first optical satellite in the Sentinel series, will have Astrium as its prime contractor.
Read MoreSince humans first flew in space, nothing has captivated astronauts more than the view of home out the window of their spacecraft.
Read MoreThe Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], through its commercial launch business, Boeing Launch Services, has been awarded a contract to launch DigitalGlobe's second WorldView Earth-imaging satellite on a Delta II launch vehicle. Plus, DigitalGlobe looking at an IPO...
Read MoreWorth 305 million euro is the new contract just signed by Thales Alenia Space with the European Space Agency (ESA) to supply the Sentinel-3 Earth observation satellite for the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) program.
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