Tag: Earth observation
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China launches two Kuaizhou rockets in six hours
A Kuaizhou 1A rocket lifts off Saturday from the Taiyuan space base with the Jilin 1 Gaofen 02B Earth-imaging satellite. This was the first of two Kuaizhou 1A rocket launches from Taiyuan in less than six hours. Credit: Xinhua Two solid-fueled Kuaizhou 1A rockets fired into orbit from the same spaceport in northern China Saturday,…
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China launches radar observation satellite
A Long March 4C rocket took off from the Taiyuan space center in northern China at 2352 (6:52 p.m. EST) Wednesday. Credit: Xinhua A new all-weather radar imaging satellite for China’s civilian-oriented fleet of Gaofen Earth observatories launched Wednesday aboard a Long March 4C rocket, according to Chinese state media. The Gaofen 12 radar surveillance…
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Live coverage: PSLV launches with 14 satellites
Live coverage of the countdown and launch India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle with the Cartosat 3 Earth-imaging satellite and 13 nanosatellites. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter. ISRO’s live video stream begins at approximately 0330 GMT (10:30 p.m. EST) and will be available on this page.
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PSLV delivers India’s highest-resolution Earth observation satellite to orbit
An Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle lifts off at 9:28 a.m. local time Wednesday (0358 GMT; 10:58 p.m. EST Tuesday) with the Cartosat 3 satellite and 13 secondary payloads. Credit: ISRO Thirteen U.S.-built nanosatellites hitched a ride to space Tuesday with a sharp-eyed Indian Earth-imaging observatory at the top of a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle.…
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Next batch of Planet’s upgraded Earth-imaging satellites ready for launch
One of Planet’s SkySat satellites captured this view of a launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Center in India. Credit: Planet A dozen SuperDove nanosatellites with improved vision are set to join Planet’s Earth-observing fleet Tuesday night (U.S. time) after riding into orbit aboard an Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle alongside an Indian mapping…
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Two Chinese satellite launchers lift off three hours apart
A solid-fueled Kuaizhou 1A rocket launched from the Jiuquan space base in northwestern China’s Inner Mongolia region at 0340 GMT Wednesday (10:40 p.m. EST Tuesday). Credit: Xinhua Chinese rockets performed two satellite delivery missions in a three-hour span Wednesday, carrying a commercial Earth-imaging satellite and five mysterious surveillance payloads into orbit. The launches originated from…
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Chinese mapping satellite launches on Long March 4B rocket
A Chinese Long March 4B rocket lifted off Sunday with four satellites on-board. Credit: Xinhua An Earth observation satellite designed to collect three-dimensional mapping imagery rode a Long March 4B rocket into orbit Sunday with three smaller spacecraft, including one to test an innovative French-made iodine thruster, and another satellite built for Sudan. Hailed as…
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China launches new Gaofen Earth-imaging satellite
A Long March 4C rocket lifted off from the Taiyuan space center at 1851 GMT (2:51 p.m. EDT) Friday. Credit: CCTV A Chinese Long March 4C rocket delivered into orbit Friday the Gaofen 10 Earth-imaging satellite, a likely replacement for a spacecraft lost in an August 2016 launch failure. The Long March 4C booster lifted…
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Oceanography satellite ends 11-year mission
Artist’s concept of the Jason 2 spacecraft in orbit. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech A joint U.S.-European satellite mission that measured rising sea levels for 11 years is ending due to the deteriorating condition of the spacecraft’s power system, officials said Friday. The Jason 2 satellite was designed to operate for three to five years, but it outlived…
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China launches environmental monitoring satellite
A Long March 2D rocket lifted off at 0054 GMT Wednesday (8:54 p.m. EDT Tuesday) from the Jiuquan space base in northwestern China. Credit: Xinhua China launched a Long March 2D rocket Wednesday carrying a Yunhai environmental monitoring satellite into an orbit some 470 miles (760 kilometers) above Earth. The Long March 2D booster took…