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Next-Generation WorldView-3 Remote Sensing Satellite One Step Closer to Being Launched

The Ball Aerospace, DigitalGlobe, Exelis and Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services team have successfully moved one step closer to launching the next-generation WorldView-3 commercial remote sensing satellite.

From Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp 7 Aug 2014

NASA Launches Earth Remote Sensing Satellite to Study Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta II rocket carrying the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) payload for NASA lifted off from Space Launch Complex-2 at 2:56 a.m. PDT today. This launch marks the 51st Delta II mission for NASA and Delta II's return to flight as the first of two planned Delta II launches this year, and also the seventh ULA launch of 2014 and the 84th since the company was formed.

4 Jul 2014

SPUTNIX Launches First Russian Private Earth Remote Sensing Satellite

ISC Kosmotras successfully launched a cluster of small spacecraft by the RS-20 rocket (Dnepr) on 20 June 2014. The first Russian private Earth remote sensing satellite of the SPUTNIX Company, named TabletSat-Aurora, was also set into its target orbit.

23 Jun 2014

Five Remote Sensing and Earth Observation Projects Receive CASIS Grant Awards

The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) has announced grant awards for five projects focused on remote sensing and Earth observation.

19 Jun 2014

Teledyne and German Aerospace Center Formalize Partnership to Use the ISS for Earth Observation

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated announced today that its subsidiary, Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc. (TBE), in Huntsville, Ala., and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) formalized their commercial space imaging partnership to use the International Space Station (ISS) for Earth observation with the signing of an Implementation Agreement at the ILA Berlin Air Show.

From Teledyne Technologies Incorporated 22 May 2014

Leica mojoMINI 2, an Effective Steer-to-the-Line Solution for Farmers

Today Leica Geosystems introduced the Leica mojoMINI 2, a cost-effective, steer-to-the-line solution that provides farmers with an entry point into precision guidance. The Leica mojoMINI 2 is a great solution for anyone looking for an affordable way to start saving money in the field by enhancing driver accuracy and reducing overlap.

From Leica Geosystems AG 21 May 2014

Initial Operational Capability Declared for Lockheed Martin’s Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod

The U.S. Air Force declared initial operational capability (IOC) for Lockheed Martin’s Sniper® Advanced Targeting Pod - Sensor Enhancement (ATP-SE) and has now deployed the system to support combat operations in theater.

From Lockheed Martin Corporation 18 Mar 2014

NASA Airborne Radar Shows Ability to Predict Sinkholes

New analyses of NASA airborne radar data collected in 2012 reveal the radar detected indications of a huge sinkhole before it collapsed and forced evacuations near Bayou Corne, La. that year.

From National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 7 Mar 2014

Custom Submersible LVDT Position Transmitters by Bestech Australia for Subsea/ Marine Applications

Custom submersible LVDT position transmitters supplied by Bestech Australia feature major performance criteria for subsea/ marine applications, such as seawater corrosion-resistant, high-pressure, spring-loaded for use in a 5,000 psi pressure-balanced, oil-filled container.

From Bestech Australia 4 Mar 2014

Raytheon Receives $185 Million Modification from NASA on its JPSS CGS Contract

Raytheon Company received a $185 million modification from NASA on its current Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) Common Ground System (CGS) contract, which is intended to increase the capability and capacity of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) three satellites that support the JPSS mission through 2022.

From Raytheon Company 3 Mar 2014

Earth Science and Sensing News

Next-Generation WorldView-3 Remote Sensing Satellite One Step Closer to Being Launched

NASA Launches Earth Remote Sensing Satellite to Study Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide

SPUTNIX Launches First Russian Private Earth Remote Sensing Satellite

Five Remote Sensing and Earth Observation Projects Receive CASIS Grant Awards

Teledyne and German Aerospace Center Formalize Partnership to Use the ISS for Earth Observation

Leica mojoMINI 2, an Effective Steer-to-the-Line Solution for Farmers

Initial Operational Capability Declared for Lockheed Martin’s Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod

NASA Airborne Radar Shows Ability to Predict Sinkholes

Custom Submersible LVDT Position Transmitters by Bestech Australia for Subsea/ Marine Applications

Raytheon Receives $185 Million Modification from NASA on its JPSS CGS Contract

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