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GOES-O Satellite Reaches Orbit And Renamed GOES-14
On June 27, 2009, the
Geostationary Operational
Environmental Satellite,
GOES-O, soared into space
during a spectacular launch
from the Cape Canaveral Air
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GOCE Successfully Completes Early Orbit Phase
Europe's GOCE satellite has
been formally declared ready
for work. During the
critical Launch and Early
Orbit Phase beginning with
separation from its booster,
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Satellite Collisions: What Can Be Done To Prevent Them In The Future?
The recent collision
involving an active U.S.
commercial Iridium satellite
and an inactive Russian
Cosmos 2251 satellite in low
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NOAA-N Prime Environmental Satellite Successfully Launched
A new environmental
satellite that will improve
weather forecasting and
monitor environmental events
around the world soared into
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World's Highest-resolution Commercial Satellite
May 27, 2009 — Since the early 1960s, super powerful spy satellites have been the stuff of the military and intelligence communities. Now two U.S. companies have launched commercial imaging satellites that offer ... > full story -
Study Plunges Standard Theory Of Cosmology Into Crisis
May 5, 2009 — Do we have to modify Newton's theory of gravitation as it fails to explain so many observations? Voices are increasingly being heard that support this heretical hypothesis. Two new studies are likely ... > full story -
March Launch Planned For ESA's Gravity Mission
February 5, 2009 — ESA is now gearing up to return to Russia to oversee preparations for the launch of its GOCE satellite – now envisaged for launch on 16 March 2009. This follows implementation of the corrective ... > full story -
Satellites Used To Measure Inland Floods
December 23, 2008 — Satellites that were designed to measure sea level over the world's oceans can serve a valuable purpose over land, a new study has found. Researchers used satellite to measure the height and extent ... > full story -
Breathing Cycles In Earth's Upper Atmosphere Tied To Solar Wind Disturbances
December 20, 2008 — A new study shows the periodic "breathing" of Earth's upper atmosphere that has long puzzled scientists is due in part to cyclic solar wind disturbances, a finding that should help engineers track ... > full story -
To Widen Path To Outer Space, Engineers Build Small Satellite
November 16, 2008 — It's not much bigger than a softball and weighs just 2 pounds. But the "pico satellite" being designed and built in a University of Florida aerospace engineering laboratory may hold a key to a future ... > full story -
Sea Level Monitoring Enters New Era
November 2, 2008 — After four months of tests and qualification of the entire satellite and the ground segment by the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), the French space agency, command and control operations ... > full story -
New Robotic Repair System Will Fix Ailing Satellites
October 13, 2008 — Researchers are developing a new robotic system to service more than 8,000 satellites now orbiting the Earth, beyond the flight range of ground-based repair operations. Currently, when the ... > full story -
Launch Of GOCE Delayed
September 8, 2008 — The preparatory activities for the launch of ESA's GOCE satellite from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in northern Russia had to be stopped yesterday afternoon (Sunday 7 September) by Eurockot due to an ... > full story -
Swerve Left To Avoid That Satellite: The Growing Issue Of Space Debris
July 10, 2008 — Think you have trouble getting rid of the clutter in your living room? After more than 50 years of launching rockets and satellites into space, the human race now has to deal with the clutter left ... > full story
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