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Space News January 23, 2023

The Italian Space Agency and Leonardo sign payload contracts for the upcoming PLATiNO missions for Earth observation with minisatellites

Leonardo will supply the high-resolution optical camera for PLATiNO 3 and the hyperspectral instrument for PLATiNO 4. The payloads will support the monitoring of the…

Space News November 3, 2020

Airbus wins European Space Agency TRUTHS mission study for metrological traceability of Earth observation data

Airbus has been awarded the lead in the European Space Agency (ESA) contract for the TRUTHS A/B1 (System feasibility Studies and Pre-Developments) as part of…

Space News July 31, 2017

OPTSAT-3000 EARTH OBSERVATION SATELLITE FOR ITALY’S MINISTRY OF DEFENCE IS READY TO BE LAUNCHED

The launch is scheduled for Wednesday 2 August from Kourou The whole satellite system is supplied by Leonardo through Telespazio; the prime contractor leading an…

Space News April 30, 2014

Kazakhstan’s first Earth observation satellite has been placed successfully in orbit

KazEOSat-1 (formerly known as DZZ-HR), the Republic of Kazakhstan’s first Earth observation satellite, was successfully launched last night on board a Vega launcher from the…

Space News April 24, 2014

Kazakhstan’s first Earth observation satellite to be launched at the end of April

KazEOSat-1 to provide Kazakhstan with very high-resolution data KazEOSat-1 incorporates the best space technology from Airbus Defence and Space with new avionics, silicon carbide, large…

Space News December 27, 2013

Russian Anti-Gravity Observation Satellite Delayed Until 2015

MOSCOW, December 27 (RIA Novosti) – A Russian satellite to study anti-gravity forces by observing clusters of galaxies has been delayed until 2015 due to…

Space News March 16, 2012

North Korea to launch satellite next month

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is to launch in mid-April a working satellite, Kwangmyongsong-3, manufactured by itself with indigenous technology to mark the…

Space News February 3, 2012

Iran sends new satellite into orbit

TEHRAN – Iran on Friday successfully launched an observation satellite into orbit under a presidential decree, said the country’s Press TV. The spacecraft, named Navid…

Space News July 5, 2011

NASA’S Hubble Makes One Millionth Science Observation

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope crossed another milestone in its space odyssey of exploration and discovery. On Monday, July 4, the Earth-orbiting observatory logged its one…

Space News June 14, 2010

SPACEX AND THE NATIONAL SPACE ORGANIZATION (NSPO) SIGN CONTRACT TO LAUNCH EARTH OBSERVATION SATELLITE

Hawthorne, CA â€“ June 14, 2010 â€“ Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and the National Space Organization (NSPO) have signed contract for the launch of NSPO’s…

Military Aviation News July 21, 2009

Boeing KC-767 Tankers for Italy Complete Military Utility Observation

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., July 21, 2009Â — Two of the KC-767 aerial refueling tankers that Boeing [NYSE: BA] is building for the Italian Air…