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Nigerian satellite demonstrates stunning high resolution capabilityGuildford, UK (SPX) Sep 29, 2011 The first high resolution satellite imagery was released Thursday from NigeriaSat-2, as engineers from the Nigerian space agency (NASRDA) and the satellite's manufacturer Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) continue in the successful commissioning of the new satellite from NASRDA's headquarters in Abuja. Testing of all the systems on-board the satellite has been successfully completed, and calibration of the imaging payloads is ongoing with outstanding results already being produced. This ... read more |
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  Ruling Fuels Debate On Warrantless Cell Phone Tracking On TV crime dramas, police officers keep tabs on suspected criminals by sitting in unmarked cars with some doughnuts, coffee and a pair of binoculars. In today's reality, however, law enforcement ag ... more | .. |
 Hexagon Enhances Satellite-based Positioning Solutions with Locata Local Constellation Locata Corporation has announced Hexagon will integrate the revolutionary Locata positioning technology with Hexagon's positioning receivers. This partnership will leverage each company's expertise ... more | .. |
 Raytheon GPS OCX Completes Preliminary Design Review Raytheon has completed preliminary design review for the Global Positioning System Next Generation Operational Control System (GPS OCX), an important milestone in determining the program's developme ... more | .. |
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  Lockheed Martin-Built BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R Satellite Handed Over to Japanese Customers The BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R broadcasting satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] for the Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT) and SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, is now re ... more | .. |
 Locata Unveils World's First GPS-style Indoor Positioning Solution Locata Corporation has announced it will unveil the TimeTenna, a breakthrough positioning antenna technology that - for the first time - allows centimeter-accurate, GPS-style positioning indoors. ... more | .. |
 Locata Publishes Interface Specifications and Launches New Local Constellation Concept Locata Corporation has announced the public availability of an Interface Control Document (ICD) 2011 at the Institute of Navigation (ION) GNSS Conference. The ICD defines the requirements related to ... more | .. |
  Russian space agency needs reforms - Roscosmos head The head of the Russian space agency Roscosmos said on Thursday that recent failed launches were a reflection of the agency's management problems. "We have found the causes [of the failures] a ... more |
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 Russia may launch its first Earth remote sensing satellite in 2012 Russia's first Earth remote sensing satellite, the Kondor, may be launched in January 2012, a space official said on Thursday. "We are developing Kondor and Arkon [satellites]," deputy head of ... more | .. |
  Team creates genetic GPS system to comprehensively locate and track inhibitory nerve cells A team of neuroscientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) has succeeded in creating what amounts to a GPS system for locating and tracking a vital class of brain cells that until now has elu ... more | .. |
 Astrotech Subsidiary Wins Contract for NASA Mission Astrotech has won a fully-funded task order under the previously announced Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract. The Company will provide f ... more | .. |
  The Secret Lives of Solar Flares One hundred and fifty two years ago, a man in England named Richard Carrington discovered solar flares. It happened at 11:18 AM on the cloudless morning of Thursday, September 1st, 1859. Just as usu ... more |
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  Countdown to first Soyuz launch at Kourou under way The clock is ticking for the first Soyuz flight from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. The rocket, which will carry the first two satellites of Europe's Galileo navigation system into orbit, is b ... more | .. |
 Swedish daycare to test GPS for tracking kids A daycare centre in the southern Swedish city of Malmoe said Wednesday it planned to test GPS devices for tracking children when they are out on excursions. ... more | .. |
Anger as GPS drives tourists to Hollywood icon It is one of the world's most iconic sights. But for local residents, the huge "Hollywood" sign on their hillside overlooking Los Angeles is a source of growing anger. ... more | .. |
  US says Taiwan jet deals $5.85 bn The Pentagon on Wednesday put a total value of $5.85 billion on a multi-part deal to upgrade Taiwan's F-16 fighter jets. ... more |
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Solar-driven ionosphere charges may nudge stressed faults toward rupture
Stable black carbon in mangrove soils boosts coastal climate role
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  KVH Takes HDTV Global with New TracVision HD11 Marine Satellite TV System Reaffirming its dedication to providing innovative, world-class satellite TV technology for mariners, KVH Industries, Inc., will unveil its new 1-meter TracVision HD11 marine satellite TV system at ... more | .. |
 Japanese meteorological firm to launch satellite to track Arctic sea ice Japanese Weathernews will launch a satellite in September 2012 that will provide navigational services to ships travelling along the Russian and North American coasts in the Arctic Ocean, the newspa ... more | .. |
 Honeywell Unveils New Version of ViewPoint Honeywell has announceded a new release of its advanced ViewPoint web-based tracking and monitoring solution is available for trial. Key new features in ViewPoint include search and gazetteer ... more | .. |
 Russia set to launch Glonass-M satellite on Oct. 1 A Russian Soyuz-2.1B carrier rocket has been scheduled to lift off on October 1 to put another Glonass-M navigation satellite into orbit, a Space Forces spokesman said. The launch has been pos ... more |
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 ERS satellite missions complete after 20 years After a final thruster firing last week to deplete its remaining fuel, ESA's venerable ERS-2 observation satellite has been safely taken out of service. Ground controllers also ensured the space env ... more | .. |
Lawmakers question WHouse role in wireless project Republican lawmakers say the White House may have tried to push through a company's proposed wireless network despite objections from the military that the project could disrupt vital satellite navigation systems. ... more | .. |
 Northrop Grumman Introduces New Marine Gyro-Based Inertial Navigation System Northrop Grumman is introducing the MK 39 Mod 4A Ring Laser Ship's Inertial Navigation System, the latest generation of its MK 39 family of navigation systems based on the company's proven ring lase ... more | .. |
  Raytheon Aims to Integrate Griffin on AT-6 Light Attack Aircraft Raytheon is seeking to integrate the combat-proven Griffin missile onto the Hawker AT-6 light attack aircraft. Griffin weighs 44 pounds with its launch tube, is 43 inches long and is an air- a ... more |
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  US, Australia urge free movement in South China Sea The United States and Australia called Thursday for unimpeded freedom of navigation in the South China Sea and urged restraint from Beijing and its neighbors in solving their territorial disputes. ... more | .. |
 Northrop Grumman to Complete Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder for Joint Polar Satellite Systems Northrop Grumman will build and deliver the Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS) for the Joint Polar Satellite Systems (JPSS) under a contract with NASA. JPSS is a system of polar-orbi ... more | .. |
 House Committee Questions Cost Of GPS Interference From Proposed LightSquared Network The Committee on Science, Space, and Technology held a hearing to examine concerns and issues associated with interference on the Global Positioning System (GPS) signal from the proposed LightSquare ... more | .. |
 First A2100 Communications Satellite Marks 15 Years of On Orbit Operations The first Lockheed Martin A2100 commercial communications satellite has achieved its 15-year design life of on-orbit service. Launched as GE-1 on Sept. 8, 1996 aboard a Lockheed Martin Atlas I ... more |
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 Locata passes USAF critical design review for GPS alternative Locata has successfully completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) contract phase for a Locata network which will enable the USAF to deploy a new ground-based, centimeter-accurate "truth-reference l ... more | .. |
 Subcommittee Democrats Urge Finding a Way for LightSquared and GPS Users to Co-Exist On Monday, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology held a hearing to review the impacts of the proposed LightSquared network on federal science activities. LightSquared is a comp ... more | .. |
 First Galileo satellite touches down in French Guiana The first Galileo navigation satellite has arrived in Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, ready to begin preparations for launch on 20 October. Packed within its protective, air-conditioned c ... more | .. |
  Lockheed Martin Upgrades Air Traffic Control System Over New York Airspace Lockheed Martin has delivered software to enable the use of GPS technology within the nation's second busiest airspace, the New York Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON). The use of GPS da ... more |
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