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Processing Of First TanDEM-X Data Received At InuvikBonn, Germany (SPX) Aug 23, 2010 Erhard Diedrich, in charge of the building of the Inuvik satellite station, returned from Canada with his colleagues, a happy man. The inauguration on 10 August was not only moving, but also marked the end of a successful first checkout phase. Over 300 passes of data have been acquired since April this year, among them 60 from the TanDEM-X satellite. We acquired a first image over the Inuvik satellite station from TanDEM-X at the very beginning of the mission. During this acquisition, the 13-metre ... read more |
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Vandenberg Air Force Base CA (SPX) Aug 17, 2010A Raytheon Company Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle (EKV) demonstrated successful two-stage flyout on June 6, 2010 during the latest test of the Missile Defense Agency's Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system. During this non-intercept mission, Raytheon's EKV met all test objectives, gathering critical data on kill vehicle performance that will improve the fidelity of its simulation models ... more  
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 13, 2010Saturn's moon Titan ripples with mountains, and scientists have been trying to figure out how they form. The best explanation, it turns out, is that Titan is shrinking as it cools, wrinkling up the moon's surface like a raisin. A new model developed by scientists working with radar data obtained by NASA's Cassini spacecraft shows that differing densities in the outermost layers of Titan ca ... more  
New Delhi, India (PTI) Aug 13, 2010India Tuesday launched a satellite-based navigation system to aid air traffic in the region and joined a select club of nations which have similar capabilities. Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel launched the Global Position System Aided Geo Augmented Navigation (gagan) based on a constellation of 24 satellites positioned in six earth-centred orbital planes. gagan will provide seam ... more |
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China launches possible spy satelliteBeijing (UPI) Aug 11, 2010 China launched a secret reconnaissance satellite with a Long March rocket Monday, the sixth satellite it has launched this year, authorities said. The mission lifted off aboard a Long March 4C rocket from the Taiyuan launching center in northern China's Shanxi province, SPACE.com reported. Independent tracking data showed the three-stage booster placing the satellite in an orbit about 380 miles high. The state-run Xinhua news agency said the satellite would conduct scientific expe ... read more |
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