 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
RADARSAT-2 Commissioned And Ready For Commercial Operation
Richmond, Canada (SPX) May 02, 2008 MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates has announced that RADARSAT-2 completed its commissioning on April 25, 2008 and fully transitioned into commercial operations to deliver advanced radar images of the Earth. Launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome on December 14, 2007, RADARSAT-2 delivered its first sample high-resolution radar images on December 18, 2007. MDA President and CEO Daniel Friedmann said, "We are extremely pleased to announce the completion of the RADARSAT-2 commissioning, and are excited by the excellent performance of this important new satellite and its extended suite of data products. This milestone, and the overall success of this project, is directly related to the talented workforce of MDA and our subcontractors, and the great cooperation between the Canadian Space Agency and MDA throughout the development and build phases." RADARSAT-2 is the result of a unique collaboration between MDA and the Canadian Space Agency. The satellite provides the follow-on to the RADARSAT-1 mission, serving data users around the world with new imaging modes, data with higher information content, and more responsive programming and delivery services. It will directly supply the growing global market for commercial high-resolution radar imagery. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links MDA Earth Observation News - Suppiliers, Technology and Application
Entekhabi Will Lead Science Team For NASA Satellite Mission To Map Earth's Water Cycle
Boston MA (SPX) May 01, 2008MIT Professor Dara Entekhabi will lead the science team designing a NASA satellite mission to make global soil moisture and freeze/thaw measurements, data essential to the accuracy of weather forecasts and predictions of global carbon cycle and climate. NASA announced recently that the Soil Moisture Active-Passive mission (SMAP) is scheduled to launch December 2012. |
|
|
| The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2007 - SpaceDaily.AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement,agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any Web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy Statement |
