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Vandenberg Successfully Launches Delta II Rocket Carrying WorldView-2 High-Resolution Remote-Sensing Satellite

October 16, 2009 in AutoCAD, CAD

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Vandenberg successfully launched a Delta II rocket from Space Launch Complex late last week.
The rocket carried WorldView-2, a high-resolution, remote-sensing satellite, into polar orbit.
With confirmation of the payload’s delivery into orbit and signal acquisition, the launch was pronounced a success.
Col. David Buck, the 30th Space Wing commander, was [...]

Source: Eric D. Colburn, Professional Land Surveyor – Vandenberg Successfully Launches Delta II Rocket Carrying WorldView-2 High-Resolution Remote-Sensing Satellite
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Landsat 5 Fully Operational After Brief Interruption

September 11, 2009 in AutoCAD, CAD

Landsat 5, the quarter-century-old satellite workhorse, is back in its traces.
When the historically reliable earth observation satellite began tumbling in space on the morning of August 13, engineers from the USGS Landsat Flight Operations Team immediately started processes to protect the satellite and to restore capability.
The spacecraft was stabilized quickly and recovery operations initiated. During [...]

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Landsat 5 Satellite is Now Stabilized and the Cause is Being Investigated

August 19, 2009 in AutoCAD, CAD

Satellite is Now Stabilized and the Cause is Being Investigated

Landsat 5 tumbled out of control and power was at a critical level in the early morning of August 13.
The cause for this anomaly is currently unknown and being investigated.
The spacecraft has been stabilized after the USGS Landsat Flight Operations Team initiated recovery operations. Power is [...]

Source: Eric D. Colburn, Professional Land Surveyor – Landsat 5 Satellite is Now Stabilized and the Cause is Being Investigated
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China Compass Beidou Global Navigation Satellite System Predicted to Challenge All Other GPS

July 6, 2009 in AutoCAD, CAD

Here’s an article I found China Daily about the Chinese Compass, or Beidou (Big Dipper) Global Navigation Satellite System which is expected to challenge our U.S. developed GPS, the EU’s GPS and Russia’s GPS.
This Compass GPS is planning on providing regional service to China with 12 satellites in 2011. By the year 2020 China plans [...]

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