COM DEV Catches Contract
COM DEV International Ltd. [TSX: CDV] has been awarded an Authorization to Proceed (ATP) from an Asian customer for work on a major subsystem of an instrument that will fly on a future Earth observation satellite.
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Columbus Captures Earth Images
One of the experiments housed on the European Columbus laboratory's external platform onboard the International Space Station (ISS) is an automated eye in the sky known as the Earth Viewing Camera (EVC).
Read MoreFailure Analysis Takes Mapping Underground
Failure Analysis has submitted a proposal to the CIA/Air Force/National Reconnaissance Office to provide a civil and military satellite-based, underground 3-D mapping system called DUMSTR.
Read MorePartnerships Cemented Into Place For GMES
European Space Agency (ESA) Director General, Jean-Jacques Dordain and Heinz Zourek, Director-General of the European Commission’s Directorate General for Enterprise and Industry Policy, have signed an agreement in Brussels to reinforce the performance of the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) earth observation system.
Read MoreLockheed Martin Has Lightning Moves
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company has been selected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA to design and develop a new instrument on the nexgen of weather sats... this instrument is to detect patterns in lightning flashes so forecasters can have an early indicator of severe thunderstorms and tornados.
Read MoreChinese Sat Is An Image Builder
According to Tong Qingxi, the head of Peking University's Institute of Digital China, the CBERS-2B Sino-Brazilian satellite should soon be operational and sending pictures back to ground control.
Read MoreFaster Mapping Via Lockheed Martin
The plan is to speed up critical maps, imagery and other geospatial data delivery to global users through a streamlining process currently being worked on by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT].
Read MoreItaly’s 2ndSat To Be Off & Away @ Vanderburg
Italy's second Earth-imaging satellite will be the second launch for that country this year. Occurring at Vandenburg Air Force Base this week, the 4,200-pound COSMO-2 satellite will be taken for its space ride atop a 12-story Delta rocket.
Read MoreDigitalGlobe’s WorldView-1 Now Looking At Us
DigitalGlobe has announced WorldView-1 has completed its commissioning, meets all of its requirements, and is delivering imagery to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) as part of the NextView program. Full Operating Capability (FOC) with NGA began on November 17th.
Read MoreSuper Data Delivery Continues From Northrop Grumman’s Hyperion
The first hyperspectral imager in space was built by Northrop Grumman Corporation [NYSE:NOC] in just over 12 months. The space vehicle is marking its seventh anniversary on-orbit.
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