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Russian Satellite On Track Despite Communication Problem
Moscow (AFP) Aug 27, 2005 Russia successfully launched a monitoring satellite from the northern Plesetsk cosmodrome after initial fears the apparatus was out of control, space officials said. "A liaison session has been carried out with the satellite. It is under control," a Khrunichev space center official told the Interfax news agency. Earlier, Roskosmos space agency vice-director Nikolai Moisseyev said the satellite might be lost because of difficulties establishing a link with the rocket propelling the unit. The Monitor-E satellite will be used for mapping, and monitoring pollution and natural or man-made disasters. "This is the first time that a small-size satellite matches heavy ones in its work parameters and can help resolve a wide range of social and economic problems," Khrunichev space center spokesman Alexander Bobrenev said. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express Earth Observation News - Suppiliers, Technology and Application
New Legislation Initiated To Support Commercial Remote Sensing Industry
New York NY (SPX) Jan 11, 2006The importance of remotely sensed data and technologies to support natural disasters has prompted attention and action in Washington. New initiatives and legislation authorizing appropriations to the remote sensing industry will be discussed at Strategic Research Institute's U.S. Commercial Remote Sensing Industry conference, scheduled for February 9-10, 2006 in Washington D.C. |
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