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DigitalGlobe said that the elevation data gathered from its latest high-resolution satellite, WorldView-2, has been verified as accurate within 30 centimeters by PhotoSat based on data collected by MWH Geo-Surveys.
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Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) and Dutch Space BV have joined forces to develop and exploit a small geostationary platform that is specifically designed to utilise excess launch vehicle capacity, creating opportunities for lower cost geostationary missions.
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COM DEV International Ltd. said it has been awarded an authorisation to proceed (ATP) to provide switches, filters and multiplexers for a commercial communications satellite.
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Thales Alenia Space announced that it has started the development of Sentinel 1B and 3B Earth observation satellites in its Italian and French facilities. These contracts have been awarded to Thales Alenia Space in December 2009, worth EUR270 million, by the European Space Agency (ESA) as part of the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) programme.
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Three scientific instruments to fly on the FASTSAT-HSV01 satellite recently passed a series of final tests to prove their readiness for spaceflight. Known as MINI-ME, PISA and TTI, these instruments were conceived and built at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and were integrated to the satellite and tested at NASA’s Marshall Spaceflight Center.
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Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company has been selected by GeoEye, Inc. to build the company’s next-generation, high-resolution Earth imaging satellite system known as GeoEye-2.
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NASA’s Kepler spacecraft has been performing well since the Safe Mode event of 2 February 2010, the agency said in a mission update.
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Russia plans to launch almost two dozen scientific micro-satellites, based on NPO Lavochkin’s Karat platform, over the next few years.
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