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Instrument anomaly delays start of NPP operations
20 January 2012
Contamination on a key sensor aboard the newest U.S. polar-orbiting weather satellite will degrade its performance and delay the spacecraft's start of operations until early March, NASA said Jan. 19. The NPP satellite, ...
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Satellites detect abundance of fresh water in the Arctic
23 January 2012
ESA satellites show that a large dome of fresh water has been building up in the Arctic Ocean over the last 15 years. A change in wind direction could cause the water to spill into the north Atlantic, cooling Europe. The ...
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U.S. Government looking to lower Landsat costs
20 January 2012
U.S. government agencies are working together to look for ways to reduce the cost of future Landsat missions as a result of congressional direction included in the 2012 budget passed in December. "Although Congress has ...
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China plans to launch 21 rockets, 30 satellites this year
18 January 2012
China plans to launch 21 rockets and 30 satellites this year, exceeding its record of 19 rockets and 22 satellites launched in 2010, the main contractor for the country's space program told Xinhua on Wednesday. The China ...
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