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Indonesia To Develop New EO Satellite
Jakarta (XNA) Feb 04, 2008 After successfully launching its LAPAN-TUBSAT satellite last year, the Indonesian National Aeronautics and Space Agency (Lapan) is preparing to construct a second generation version of the earth surveillance satellite for orbit in 2010. While the construction of the first satellite took place in Germany, the construction of the next, named LAPAN-A2, will take place in Indonesia entirely under Indonesian engineers, the Jakarta Post daily on Friday quoted Lapan's head Adi Sadewo Salatun as saying. Lapan has scheduled a procurement and component test for the LAPAN-A2 for this year, an integration and satellite test for 2009and the launch for 2010, Adi said on the sidelines of a seminar on LAPAN-TUBSAT evaluation on Thursday in Bogor, south of Jakarta. Lapan's deputy of its aviation technology division, Soewarto Hardhienata, said the LAPAN-A2 would have an equatorial orbit, not a polar orbit like the LAPAN-TUBSAT. The equatorial orbit will enable the LAPAN-A2 to pass over the archipelago more frequently. The LAPAN-A2 will also be equipped with a navigation system that enables ground engineers to control the satellite's position all the time. Source: Xinhua News Agency Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Earth Observation News - Suppiliers, Technology and Application
Russia To Launch Space Project To Monitor The Arctic In 2010
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jan 30, 2008Russia's Lavochkin research and production association said on Tuesday it would start implementing a space research project to monitor the Earth's polar regions in 2010. The project, approved by Russian President Vladimir Putin, envisions using a new satellite cluster, called "Arktika," to provide environmental monitoring data for accurate weather forecasts and to aid national socio-economic development. |
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