The Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) is the largest American space agency satellite to return uncontrolled into the atmosphere in about 30 years.
The US space agency satellite uses a laser altimeter to measure the elevation of the ice sheets.
The company's space ambitions, which inspired the acquisition of Hughes Electronics' space and satellite business in 2000, have been an expensive flop.
Although we're always keen on new military tech (hey, it gives us something to write about), we're gonna have to side with the Doubting Thomases on this one, because the impending "ROBO-ONE in the Space" satellite is simply too important to risk even a single stray laser strike.
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Because the jamming was causing collateral damage to neighboring channels on Hotbird, the BBC reluctantly agreed to a request from a satellite-space middleman to move to another Eutelsat satellite, called W3A. It is less-watched, and the move initially cut BBC Persian's reach by at least half, the channel's director, Sadeq Saba, estimates.
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One of the 24 founding members of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space in 1959, Iran sent its first satellite into space in 2009.
Apart from the obvious long-term benefits of preserving the usability of the space environment, satellite operators would benefit in the short term from reduced insurance rates and fewer mysterious satellite outages caused by collisions we cannot track.
Basically, these guys just got regulatory approval last week to buy satellite operator SkyTerra, combining about 23MHz of spectrum through slivers of ownership in the 1.4GHz and 1.6GHz terrestrial bands with 10MHz of L-band satellite space.
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The satellite launched by Seoul is designed to analyze weather data, measure radiation in space, gauges distances on earth and test how effectively South Korean-made devices installed on the satellite operate in space.
Satellite and space expert Dr Stuart Eves stressed the large uncertainties involved in tracking the "decay" of satellite orbits (their slow fall back into the Earth's atmosphere).
The Office for Outer Space Affairs is using satellite information to promote food security.
Russia would also get instrument space on the 2016 satellite and the 2018 rover.
Last year it failed in an attempt to send a satellite into space aboard a long-range rocket.
Yesterday, Iraq announced that it had successfully launched a missile capable of lofting a satellite into space.
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In essence, it would be a giant cable reaching tens of thousands of kilometres into space to an orbiting satellite.
In 1957, just before this college opened, the Soviet Union beat us into space by launching a satellite known as Sputnik.
B4U is a pure content business, which rents space on cable and satellite networks around the world, rather than building its own.
The Isle of Man is the headquarters for 12 space firms which are involved in work such as developing space tourism technology and satellite communications.
Vistar uses even cheaper technology--leased space on a geosynchronous satellite that is in view of all of North America--but its devices can't transmit as much data per burst.
Hughes Space and Communications Company satellite to the PRC.
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"Many Americans believe that our nation still leads in cyberspace, just as many Americans in 1957 believed that the U.S. led in space until a Soviet satellite appeared over their heads, " the study says.
Weighing 4.3 kg (9.5lbs) and measuring 10cm by 30cm (4in by 12in), the satellite has been developed by the University of Surrey's Space Centre (SSC) and Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL).
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He also said he planned and designed a Sri Lankan communication satellite launched into space from Chinese soil last year.
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Twenty minutes after liftoff, space officials said the AfriStar satellite weighing 6, 038 pound (2, 739 kg) separated from the Ariane rocket.
The ability to refuel satellites in space could one day save satellite operators from the significant costs of building and launching new replacement satellites.
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Prime contractor for the AfriStar satellite was Alcatel Space with Marta Marconi Space, a joint venture of Britain's General Electric and France's Lagardere the major sub-contractor.
If the deal is approved, Northrop will sell off the cars-parts division and hold on to the missile and space business, which brings satellite know-how with it.
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The Clementine II, Kinetic-Kill Anti-Satellite and Military Space Plane programs are the technological seed corn for such crucial capabilities as space-based missile defenses, neutralizing enemy satellites and having prompt, reliable and inexpensive access to and use of space.
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The idea of personally exploring outer space appeals to many but the closest most folks can get now is to create an inexpensive satellite that can go out into space on the growing number of private launch vehicles.
The manufacturer of the satellite, French company Thales Alenia Space, added to the embarrassment by prematurely issuing a press release stating the rocket had launched successfully, and the satellite was in the right place in orbit.
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