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April 30, 2013

Sagetech Delivers NextGen Technology for Satellite Constellation
Hood River, OR (SPX) Apr 30, 2013
Sagetech Corporation delivered signal-processing receiver technology to Harris Corporation, GCS for satellite-based NextGen air traffic control. This technology will enable for the first time global tracking of aircraft flying over oceans and other remote areas. Sagetech, an avionics company, provided Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) receiver technology to Harris Corporation, a communications company developing space-qualified ADS-B receivers for AireonSM. Aireon is establishing ... read more

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China launches high-definition earth observation satellite China sent high-definition earth observation satellite "Gaofen 1" into space shortly after noon on Friday, marking the start of a program that will substantially improve its capabilities in disaster ... more		China Successfully Sends First Gaofen Satellite Into Space China has launched its first Gaofen-1 high-resolution remote sensing satellite into orbit, Xinhua news agency reported on Friday. The satellite was carried by a Long March 2D (Chang Zheng 2D) ... more		Russia Launches New GLONASS-M Satellite Russia has successfully launched a satellite for the GLONASS navigation system from its northern Plesetsk Cosmodrome, the Defense Ministry reported on Friday. The GLONASS-M satellite was launc ... more
				NASA Mission to Study What Disrupts Radio Waves A NASA-funded sounding rocket mission will launch from an atoll in the Pacific in the next few weeks to help scientists better understand and predict the electrical storms in Earth's upper atmospher ... more		Cargo spaceship docks with ISS despite antenna mishap An unmanned cargo vehicle on Friday successfully docked with the International Space Station, in a delicate manoeuvre after its navigation antenna failed to properly deploy following launch, Russian mission control and NASA said. ... more

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US army seeks new technology to replace GPS The US army is working to limit its dependence on GPS by developing the next generation of navigation technology, including a tiny autonomous chip, the director of the Pentagon's research agency said Wednesday. ... more		Russia launches latest satellite in its global positioning system Russia has launched another satellite to join the orbiting fleet making up its GLONASS satellite GPS system, its Defense Ministry reported Friday. ... more		Sidekick autonomy software guides YFQ-42A test mission for CCA program Infleqtion lists shares on NYSE as neutral atom quantum firm Top Chinese gaming companies continue to challenge		Northrop Grumman to Demonstrate Open Architecture Navigation System for DARPA Northrop Grumman has been awarded a follow-on Phase II contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to demonstrate an open architecture system that enables plug-and-play navigat ... more
				Boston bombing carjack victim recalls his night of terror An immigrant entrepreneur from China came out of the shadows Friday with his harrowing tale of being carjacked at gunpoint by the Tsarnaev brothers after the Boston Marathon attacks. ... more		Satrec Initiative of South Korea Continues Collaboration with UAE for DubaiSat-3 Program Satrec Initiative (SI) of South Korea and the Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST) of United Arab Emirates jointly announced the development program of the DubaiSat-3 Ear ... more

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				TomTom says sales fall, turning from navigation market TomTom, the Dutch maker of vehicle navigation systems, on Tuesday published a 13 percent drop in first quarter sales and said it was diversifying its product line to counter a market now saturated with portable navigation devices. ... more		NASA Successfully Launches Three Smartphone Satellites Three smartphones destined to become low-cost satellites rode to space Sunday aboard the maiden flight of Orbital Science Corp.'s Antares rocket from NASA's Wallops Island Flight Facility in Virgini ... more

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	Celebrating NASA's CINDI on Its Fifth Anniversary On April 16, 2008, a suite of NASA instruments was launched into space to study a unique region of Earth's upper atmosphere: the electrically charged region called the ionosphere. The instruments, k ... more		DMCii increases downlink capacity with Svalbard ground station facilities DMC International Imaging (DMCii) has signed an agreement with Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) that will increase the volume of imagery acquired and the speed in which it can be delivered. The n ... more		Google says Street View data now take in 50 countries Google says the Street View feature of its Google Maps has now moved into 50 countries, racking up more than 5 million miles of roadway. ... more		Northrop Grumman's Astro Aerospace Receives Follow-On Order for 48 More JIB Antennas for GPS III Satellites Northrop Grumman will provide 48 more self-deploying, monopole JIB antennas for Global Positioning System (GPS III) satellites under a follow-on contract from Lockheed Martin Corporation. The work w ... more

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