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February 03, 2011
GPS NEWS
SkyTraq Introduces Low-Power High-Performance GLONASS/GPS Receiver
Hsinchu, Taiwan (SPX) Feb 03, 2011
SkyTraq introduces S4554GNS-LP, a high-performance low- power GLONASS/GPS receiver. It features industry leading 29 second cold start TTFF, -159dBm navigation sensitivity, -145dBm cold starting sensitivity, and 250mW power consumption; offering best-in-class performance among GLONASS/GPS receivers on the market. The S4554GNS-LP is capable of operating in 12 tracking channel GPS-only mode, 12 tracking channel GLONASS-only mode, and 24 tracking channel GLONASS + GPS mode. It is ideal for navigation ... read more

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RUSSIAN SPACE

Russia has likely lost satellite
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ROCKET SCIENCE

US to regulate rocket fuel chemical in water
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RUSSIAN SPACE

Russia To Stay In Kazakh Cosmodrome For Economic Reasons
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TECH SPACE

'Space net' for orbiting debris proposed
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SPACE TRAVEL

Watch Out For Solar Sail Flares
It's a calm and peaceful night. Stars twinkle in the velvety darkness overhead as a distant plane blinks silently on the horizon. You could almost hear a pin drop. That is, until the flare. ... more
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TECH SPACE

Russia Loses New Military Satellite
Russia has most likely lost a new dual-purpose geodesic satellite after it failed to reach a designated circular orbit 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) above Earth. The GEO-IK-2 satellite, designe ... more
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SPACEMART

Israel Signs Cooperation Agreement
Israel signed a Cooperation Agreement with ESA on 30 January 2011. The objective of this agreement is to allow Israel and ESA to create the framework for more-intensive cooperation in ESA projects i ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

Soyeon's Odyssey
In April 2008, South Korean mechanical engineer Soyeon Yi became the first Korean in space. Her liftoff on board the Soyuz TMA-12 mission to the International Space Station was the start of a busy 1 ... more
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TECH SPACE

Space Agency Investigates Novel Analogue Self-Steered Antennas
Bulky present generation satellite dishes and ground terminals could become relics of the past thanks to research currently being conducted for the European Space Agency (ESA) by Queen's University ... more
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VSAT NEWS

Gilat's Spacenet Awarded Multi-year Contracts For Over 27,000 Lottery Sites
Spacenet was selected to provide SkyEdge TM broadband satellite terminals, deployment, operations and maintenance to support state lotteries. The multi-year contract awards from the past month ... more
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ROCKET SCIENCE

The Brotherhood Of Speed
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TECH SPACE

Report: Space 'junk' threatens services
The amount of junk orbiting Earth in space is nearing a "tipping point" that may threaten the $250 billion space services industry, a U.S. report says. ... more
Space Business News
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ROBO SPACE

Robonaut 2 Set To Launch In February
NASA's Robonaut 2 is primed and ready for launch aboard space shuttle Discovery in February. R2 is so ready, in fact, that it's going up ahead of its legs, which will follow on a later launch. ... more
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MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS

USAF Selects Northrop Grumman To Research SOA IT For Integrated Air And Space Command And Control
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract to demonstrate information interoperability among different implementations of service-oriented architecture (SOA) information technology ( ... more
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SPACEMART

Fuelling The Clyde Space Rocket
Glasgow based Clyde Space, a leading provider of miniature spacecraft, has secured a funding package worth Pounds 1m, including significant equity investment, to support the company's growth in a b ... more
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LAUNCH PAD

BrahMos Aerospace To Make Cryogenic Engines For Indian Rockets
Missile makers BrahMos Aerospace will manufacture the cryogenic engine once the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) perfects the technology, said a senior official Sunday. The company is ... more
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GPS NEWS

Nokia in maps tie-up with China's Sina, Tencent
Nokia on Friday announced a deal with Chinese Internet firms Sina and Tencent to let phone users upload their location to social networks together with tips on local services via Nokia's map service. ... more
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SPACEMART

US Hoping To Become 'Close Partner' Of India In Space Exploration
A senior official of the Obama administration has said that United States is hoping to become 'close partner' of India in space exploration. The removal of the Indian Space Research Organizati ... more
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ROCKET SCIENCE

Removal From US Entity List Not Enough
The US action in removing space and defence-related Indian entities from the export control list was "good", but much would depend on its licensing policy as many items required by these organisatio ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

Major exhibit of NASA material opens in Stockholm
A major exhibit of more than 400 space-related objects, from engines to space suits to food rations, opened in Stockholm Friday in the largest gathering of NASA objects outside of the US. ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

Kerala Travel Agency Eyes Space Tourism
Kerala Travels has many firsts to its credit. Billed as the first travel agency in Kerala, it was the first to come out with a tourism brochure, offer Antarctica-Arctic packages and now is working o ... more
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EARTH OBSERVATION

Eruption Of Colima Volcano
Colima Volcano, Mexico's most active, has been erupting since 1998. The eruption began with several months of earthquakes beneath the volcano, followed by explosions and rockfalls at the summit lava ... more
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SPACEMART

Israel to work on European space projects
Israel on Sunday signed an agreement with the European Space Agency for cooperation on space technology and exploration of the solar system, the Israeli science and technology ministry said. ... more
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LAUNCH PAD

ISRO Awaits Data On GSLV Failure
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is awaiting data analysis from Russia, who supplied the cryogenic engine, to finalise its report on the failure of the GSLV (Geosynchronous Satellite La ... more
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EARTH OBSERVATION

Traffic Monitoring With TerraSAR-X/TanDEM-X Satellite Constellation
Traffic monitoring from space, day and night, from more than 500 kilometres up above; is that possible? Indeed it is! In fact, it has been demonstrated several times in the past - once with the Shut ... more
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ROCKET SCIENCE

NASA Testing Of Commercial Engine Flies High
You see a lot of smiles around the E-1 Test Stand at John C. Stennis Space Center these days. Engineers involved in testing Aerojet's AJ26 rocket engine for Orbital Sciences Corporation's Taurus II ... more
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UAV NEWS

AeroVironment Receives Order For Raven UAS Digital Module Upgrade Kits
AeroVironment has announced that it received a firm fixed-price order valued at $7,800,003 under an existing contract with the U.S. Army on January 25, 2011. The order comprises 919digital module up ... more
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MILTECH

Boeing And iRobot Team Delivers First SUGVs To USAF
Boeing and partner iRobot has announced that they have delivered the first 30 Small Unmanned Ground Vehicles (SUGV) under a contract with the U.S. Air Force for the service's Explosive Ordnance Disp ... more
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STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Earth-Size Planet Candidates Found In Habitable Zone

Inclined Orbits Prevail

Inclined Orbits Prevail In Exoplanetary Systems

STELLAR CHEMISTRY
'Space net' for orbiting debris proposed

Russia Loses New Military Satellite

Space Agency Investigates Novel Analogue Self-Steered Antennas

STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Nokia in maps tie-up with China's Sina, Tencent

SkyTraq Introduces Low-Power High-Performance GLONASS/GPS Receiver

JAXA Selects Spirent For Multi-GNSS Testing

STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Slow progress in U.S.-China space efforts

China Builds Theme Park In Spaceport

Tiangong Space Station Plans Progessing

STELLAR CHEMISTRY
City Tech Research Team Casts Light On Asteroid Deflection

Russian Astronomers Predict Apophis-Earth Collision In 2036

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STELLAR CHEMISTRY
NASA's NEOWISE Completes Scan For Asteroids And Comets

Spacecraft finds new comets, asteroids

NASA Stardust Adjusts Flight Path For Comet Meetup

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MILTECH

MEADS Radar Completes Rotation Tests
The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) program has successfully completed milestone tests as the first Multifunction Fire Control Radar (MFCR) advances toward system tests this year at Prati ... more
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MILTECH

LockMart Receives Contract For High Mobility Artillery Rocket System
Lockheed Martin has received a $139.6 million contract to provide 44 combat-proven High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) to the U.S. Army. This order will increase the Army's HIMARS launch ... more
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MISSILE DEFENSE

NATO Achieves First Step On TBMD Capability
On 27 January 2011, NATO's first ever theatre ballistic missile defence (TBMD) capability has been handed over to NATO's military commanders. The handover took place at the NATO Combined Air Operati ... more
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MILTECH

Venezuelan arms firm depot gutted in fire
Troubled Venezuelan defense manufacturer CAVIM faces renewed disruptions in its plans to revamp its operations after explosions and fire gutted one of its main depots in the northern city of Maracay, 80 miles west of Caracas. ... more
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MILTECH

For US soldiers, a healthy food revolution
Pizzas, sodas and doughnuts are off the menu at some US Army bases as new recruits are being weaned off fast food for healthier fare, which the military believes will make them better soldiers. ... more
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MISSILE DEFENSE

Boeing And Northrop Grumman Submit Proposal For Missile Defense Competitive Contract
Boeing and industry partner Northrop Grumman have submitted their joint proposal for the competitive development and sustainment contract for future work on the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) ... more
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MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS

Boeing Tests New Ka-band SATCOM Antenna System
Boeing has announced that it successfully conducted its first over-the-air ground test of a Ka-band satellite communications (SATCOM) phased-array antenna system that will enable wideband SATCOM on ... more
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MISSILE DEFENSE

LockMart-Raytheon Team Submits Proposal For GMD Contract
Lockheed Martin has announced that it has submitted its proposal for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Development and Sustainment Contract to the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's (MDA's) GMD Jo ... more
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