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November 24, 2012

East Riding Of Yorkshire Council Selects Ctrack For Specialist Vehicle Tracking Solution
Yorkshire UK (SPX) Nov 23, 2012
East Riding of Yorkshire Council is looking to boost the performance of more than 600 specialist vehicles used for waste management, street cleaning and highway maintenance with an innovative tracking system. The local authority has chosen Ctrack to develop and implement the solution that will help better control and utilise these mobile assets and their operators in order to reduce fleet operating costs. Under the agreement, East Riding of Yorkshire Council will track a range of waste collection, ... read more

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France, Germany compromise on Ariane launcher: minister France and Germany have overcome differences on building a successor to the Ariane 5 rocket, French Science Minister Genevieve Fioraso said at a European space meeting here Wednesday. ... more		UK Secures Billion Pound Package For Space Investment The UK Space Agency is set to invest 1.2 pounds in some of Europe's biggest and most lucrative space projects, providing the UK with increased leadership in a rapidly growing global sector and build ... more		Airbus to develop advanced PAZ-2 radar satellites for Spanish defence and civil operations Rocket Lab partners with Bollinger Shipyards to transform Neutron sea recovery platform Russia fires 136 drones at Ukraine ahead of Trump-NATO head meeting		Pleiades 1B is ready for integration in the payload "stack" for Arianespace's next Soyuz mission The Pleiades 1B satellite passenger for Arianespace's fourth Soyuz flight from French Guiana is ready for integration into the medium-lift launcher's payload "stack" at the Spaceport. This dua ... more
				Germany consolidates its position in European space On 20 and 21 November 2012, delegates from the 20 member states of the European Space Agency (ESA) and Canada met at the 'Mostra d'Oltremare' conference centre in Naples, Italy. The start of the ESA ... more		Mexsat Bicentenario is delivered to French Guiana for its December launch on Ariane 5 The second passenger for Arianespace's next heavy-lift Ariane 5 mission - Mexsat Bicentenario - has arrived in French Guiana. Built by satellite manufacturer Orbital Sciences Corporation, this telec ... more

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