Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman K. Radhakrishnan said the flight- testing of the indigenous cryogenic stage of the GSLV D3 would be conducted in April. The vehicle would carry GAST-4, a communication satellite. “Though we had several GSLV flights, we were using the Russian cryogenic stages,” he said.
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Brazil and China shall launch the fourth China Brazil Environmental Remote Sensing (CBERS) satellite in 2011. At the initial phase (1988-2003), two satellites, CBERS-1 and CBERS-2, were sent into space. China was responsible for 70 percent of the first series of satellites. The construction of CBERS-3 and 4 will be shared equally.
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Ukraine to form groups of remote Earth-sensing satellites consisting of 11 spacecraft in orbit by 2030, according to National Space Agency of Ukraine. The groups will consist of space vehicles with optical sensors and space vehicles with radio frequency sensors. Ukraine is preparing a launch of Sich-2 earth observation satellite to orbit this year.

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The Ministry of Environment & Forests, India has approved National Forestry Information Network and IT for fire monitoring under an action plan to enhance forestry science. The National Forestry Information Network would be established using remote sensing, GIS and MIS. All land based forestry interventions will be geo-mapped and monitored on a time scale, and …

The Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) has called for the systematic monitoring of glaciers by satellites in support of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. In 2007, ESA started the GlobGlacier project as a major effort to develop and apply existing methodologies to monitor glaciers and contribute to a global glacier inventory using satellite …

The report of the first phase of the World Geodetic Survey [WGS-84] of the country’s Airports carried out for the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has been completed and submitted to the agency. The full survey reports for the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, Mallam Aminu Kano International …

The Institute of Navigation (ION) announced the recipients of the 2010 fellow membership. Election to fellow membership recognizes the distinguished contributions of The Institute of Navigation members to the advancement of the technology, management, practice and teaching the arts and science of navigation; and/or lifetime contributions to the Institute.
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GPS Wing issued the following notice on 11 January 2010, the GPS Master Control Station loaded new operational control system software to support future GPS modernization capabilities and signals. The software has been in operational soak and the GPS Master Control Station has received a few user concerns related to the software update. The GPS …

Nowadays, police are tracking suspects with GPS technology, but now two lawmakers say that’s an invasion of privacy unless there’s an immediate danger to lives. They have introduced bills that would require police to get a warrant. There are several bills in Annapolis, USA that would require police to justify to a judge why they …

Gary Payton, deputy under secretary for space programs, voiced concern at Beijing’s display of technology aimed at destroying missiles in mid-air, an area in which Washington has invested hundreds of billions of dollars to build a layered antimissile bulwark. The US demonstrated an anti-satellite capability of its own, using a specially modified Raytheon Co (RTN.N) …