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Moscow, Russia (AFP) Jun 16, 2006 Russia on Thursday launched a new remote-sensing satellite which is due to take high-resolution photographs of Earth, Russian mission control said. The Resource DK1 satellite was launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan by the Soyuz-U launch vehicle at midday (0800 GMT) and went into orbit almost nine minutes later, mission control spokesman Valery Lydnin said. "The tests of the onboard equipment have started and should take around two days before the satellite should be put into working orbit," Lydnin said. Several problems with the communications system were noted in the first hours after the launch, he added. The satellite, carrying Russian and Italian equipment, has an orbital service life of three years. It will take photos of the Earth with a resolution of up to one meter. "It is the first Russian satellite to allow such high resolution photos," Lydnin said. The pictures will be used to make maps, control pollution and natural and industrial disasters. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Roskosmos Earth Observation News - Suppiliers, Technology and Application
Cloudsat Flexes Muscles With Alberto
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jun 15, 2006NASA's new CloudSat satellite captured its first tropical storm, Alberto, as it spun over the Gulf of Mexico the morning of June 12. This image comparison shows how CloudSat can view such storms differently than conventional weather satellites. |
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