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Russia Launches Proton-M Carrier Rocket With 3 Glonass SatellitesMoscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Mar 03, 2010 A Proton-M carrier rocket bearing three Glonass satellites was launched from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan early on Tuesday, a spokesman for the Space Forces said. "A Proton-M carrier rocket with three Glonass satellites was successfully launched from a launching pad at the Baikonur space center on March 2 at 0:19 Moscow time [22:19 GMT, March 1]," Alexei Zolotukhin said. Glonass - the Global Navigation Satellite System - is the Russian equivalent of the U.S. Global Positioning Sys ... read more |
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Paris (AFP) Feb 25, 2010An iceberg the size of Luxembourg knocked loose from the Antarctic continent earlier this month could disrupt the ocean currents driving weather patterns around the globe, researchers said Thursday. While the impact would not be felt for decades or longer, a slowdown in the production of colder, dense water could result in less temperate winters in the north Atlantic, they said. The 2550 ... more  
Hanoi (AFP) Feb 26, 2010Water levels in the northern Mekong River are at record-low levels, posing a threat to water supply, navigation and irrigation along a stretch of water that is home to millions, a regional official said. Northern Thailand, northern Laos and southern China have all been affected, Jeremy Bird, chief executive officer of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) secretariat, told AFP. "The flows ar ... more  
Cannes, France (SPX) Feb 25, 2010Thales Alenia Space announced to have signed with French Space Agency (CNES), the contract to build the Jason-3 satellite. The Jason-3 operational oceanographic mission involves a quadripartite collaboration between the two meteorological organizations Eumetsat and NOAA, acting as the leaders of the program, and CNES and its American counterpart NASA. Jason-3 will allow the continuit ... more |
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Astrium Technology Connects Germany To DenmarkHanover, Germany (SPX) Feb 18, 2010 Precision satellite navigation is set to be used in the construction of a motorway and rail link between Germany and Denmark. AXIO-NET, a subsidiary of Astrium Services, has won a major contract to provide satellite positioning data for the development of this 19km link between the islands of Fehmarn, Germany and Lolland, Denmark - the Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link. AXIO-NET will establish and operate a four station GNSS reference network across the proposed construction site, which will provide precise ... read more |
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