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Head of Iran Space Agency (ISA) Hamid Fazeli says the country’s Rasad 1 (“Observation”) satellite has successfully completed its mission following its launch aboard a Safir rocket in mid-June.
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“With it’s intergalactic range of 85 miles [136 km], the S3 Krypton is the first and only handheld laser visible from outer space,” claims a company called Wicked Lasers and warns – nudge nudge, wink wink – that it must not be directed against satellites. A hand-held satellite zapper for less than US$1,000?
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The next Proton M/Briz M launch is now expected by mid-September. The rocket is to loft a Russian military satellite.
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The launch of China’s Tiangong-1 spacecraft, part of China’s first orbital rendezvous and docking mission, has been rescheduled due to a satellite launch failure last month, China’s manned space programme spokesman said.
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NASA’s Aquarius instrument has successfully completed its commissioning phase and is now making measurements from its near-polar orbit.
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Embratel’s StarOne has won two Brazilian satellite orbital slots in an auction held by ANATEL, the Brazilian communications regulatory authority.
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RapidEye Canada Ltd., an affiliate of Iunctus Geomatics Corp., a supplier of optical satellite imagery in Canada, announced that it has acquired the assets RapidEye AG of Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany, a global provider of high-resolution imagery and geospatial solutions.
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COM DEV International Ltd. announced third quarter financial results for the three month period ending 31 July 2011.
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