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ARIANE 44L rocket re-entry
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Debris from an Arianespace ARIANE 44L rocket that was launched from French Guiana on the 29th October, 1991, for the Intelsat 6AF1 telecommunications satellite mission is predicted to re-enter the Earths atmosphere on the 10th August, 2009 @ 18:33 GMT ±24 hours. Period: ...
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Indian greenhouse gas satellite
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India has plans to launch a satellite to study the impact of the greenhouse gas emissions in the country. Minister of State for Environment and Forests, Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday informed in Rajya Sabha, discussions on the project, estimated to cost Rs 300 crore, are going on with the scientists in In...
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Tool Bag Re-entry
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A tool bag lost by STS-126 mission astronauts working on the International Space Station is predicted to re-entered the Earths atmosphere on the 28th, July, 2009. TLE Data pre>TOOL BAG 1 33442U 98067BL 09209.15225719 .00703046 31225-3 45762-3 3771 2 33442 051.6303 072.3650 0006840 252.1612 1...
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Arctic communications satellites
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New satellites could improve Arctic communications The Canadian Space Agency is studying the possibility of launching two new satellites into orbit that could improve weather information, telecommunications and internet access in the North. The CSA is conducting a concept study into the idea...
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FUNcube amateur satellite project
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AMSAT-UK launches FUNcube amateur satellite project AMSAT-UK has announced an amateur satellite project called FUNcube, aimed at primary and secondary school pupils. The satellite will have a 145MHz telemetry beacon that will provide a strong signal for pupils to receive. [url=http://www.e...
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UP Aerospace rocket launch
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Low-altitude rocket launched in New Mexico A Florida-based avionics company successfully fired what officials hoped would be the first of two low-altitude rocket launches Tuesday at the New Mexico Spaceport, but the second liftoff was postponed. [url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3228450...
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DRAGONSat
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Dual RF Astrodynamic GPS Orbital Navigator Satellite (DRAGONSat) will demonstrate autonomous rendezvous and docking (ARD) in low Earth orbit (LEO) and gather flight data with a global positioning system (GPS) receiver strictly designed for space applications. ARD is the capability of two ind...
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Cheddar Balloon Mission
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Pioneers lose first cheese in space It was supposed to be a small step for a cheese - and a giant leap for cheesekind. But attempts to send the first lump of cheddar into space ended in disaster yesterday when organisers lost track of their precious payload minutes after lift-off. The stunt - which owes...
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Satellite Launch
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According to a spokesperson for the Russian Federal Space Agency, a Russian Cosmos-3M launch vehicle has successfully placed a military reconnaissance satellite and a Sterkh-series civilian satellite into orbit, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome. TLE Data pre>OBJECT A 1 35635U 09039A 09202.22...
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Montana State University scientists are involved in a new space mission to figure out how energy is transferred through the sun's atmosphere. As a partner on the IRIS team headed by Lockheed Martin, MSU will receive about $3 million to design an optical system for a telescope that could be launched o...
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India's space launch industry
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Pact with US to boost India's space launch industry A technology safeguards agreement (TSA) signed with the US last week will open up fresh opportunities for India in the field of space launches, say officials. The agreement, signed July 20 in New Delhi, will facilitate the launch of non-commercia...
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GSAT-11 Satellite
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India will soon design and develop its heaviest communications satellite GSAT-11 to provide advanced telecom services from 2011-12, a senior official of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said here Friday. At 4.5 tonnes, it will weigh more than twice as much as the biggest Indian sate...
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Spot 2 Satellite
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Spot 2 Satellite Retired The French Spot 2 (Satellite Pour l'Observation de la Terre) Earth observation satellite, launched on the 22nd January, 1990 is being retired after 19 years. The satellites design life time was intended to be only three years. The onboard tape recorders failed in 1991 and e...
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Microgravity research
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Texas State students perform microgravity research with NASA Seven members of the Texas State University-San Marcos Chemistry Club flew an electrochemistry experiment aboard the NASA microgravity aircraft as part of NASA's Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunities Program in June. With...
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Variable-function satellite
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A Reprogrammable Space Probe Design For Mission Multitasking in Orbit Right now, thousands of satellites are circling the Earth. They're a diverse bunch. Some relay telephone calls, some spy on North Korea, some monitor the weather. But they all have one thing in common: each can only do one thing....
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