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Archive for October 7th, 2006

Update: One channel of Hubble’s ACS back online

October 7th, 2006 by

An attempt to restore power to two channels of the Hubble Space Telescope’s Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) will be made on 8 October, New Scientist reports.

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Low-power mode for Cluster satellite successfully implemented

October 7th, 2006 by

Ageing batteries have made it necessary to put one of ESA’s Cluster spacecraft into a newly devised low-power mode during eclipse periods. The four identical Cluster satellites are flying in formation to study solar winds and their interaction with the Earth’s magnetic field.

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Kazakhstan to announce ERS satellite tender results soon

October 7th, 2006 by

Kazakhstan will announce the results of a tender to design and build two Earth remote sensing (ERS) satellites soon, Education and Science Minister Byrganym Aytimova was quoted as saying.

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