News tagged with surveillance satellites
Radar prototype begins tracking down space junk
Several times a year, the International Space Station needs to perform Debris Avoidance Maneuvers to dodge the ever-growing amount of space junk hurtling around in Earth orbit. Additionally, our increased ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 09, 2012 |
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Space debris a growing problem
A scare triggered by orbital debris that on Tuesday came within a couple of hundred metres (yards) of the International Space Station (ISS) sheds light on an acutely worsening problem. ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 28, 2011 |
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Air Force launches surveillance satellite from Ca.
(AP) -- A U.S. space surveillance satellite was launched late Saturday from the central California coast, the Air Force said.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 26, 2010 |
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Launch delayed for satellite to watch space debris
(AP) -- The launch of a new U.S. Air Force space surveillance satellite has been delayed due to a software problem in a rocket similar to the one that will lift the satellite into orbit.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 06, 2010 |
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New US satellite to monitor debris in Earth orbit
(AP) -- A new U.S. Air Force satellite will provide the first full-time, space-based surveillance of hundreds of satellites and thousands of pieces of debris that could crash into American and allied assets ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 03, 2010 |
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Robots, space technology run Australia's mining miracle
The heavy clank of machinery rings out across a seemingly deserted Outback mine site as an invisible satellite signal fires Rio Tinto's production line into motion.
Mar 28, 2010 |
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US sends 2 missile defense satellites into orbit
(AP) -- Two satellites are heading to orbit as part of a missile defense program demonstration.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 25, 2009 |
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ANDE-2 satellite deployed from Space Shuttle Endeavour
The Naval Research Laboratory's satellite suite, the Atmospheric Neutral Density Experiment 2 (ANDE-2), was deployed from NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavour on July 30, 2009.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 05, 2009 |
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Japanese government plans powerful information-gathering satellite
Aiming to drastically beef up the performance of the nation's intelligence satellites, the government of Japan will embark on a research and development program in fiscal year 2009 to develop an optical information-gathering ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Feb 02, 2009 |
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