The National Institute for Space Research (INPE) is acquiring new components for the Amazon-1.With its launching foreseen for 2011, will be the first Earth Observation Satellite developed in Brazil and the first one to make use of Multimission Platform (PMM). Together, both Satellites Amazon-1 and CBERS-3 and 4 will get a complete Earth covering in

ESA is now gearing up to return to Russia to oversee preparations for the launch of its GOCE satellite – now envisaged for launch on 16 March 2009. This follows implementation of the corrective measures after the anomaly with the Rockot launcher that delayed the launch of GOCE by Eurockot Launch Services last October. An

EADS Astrium España signed a contract with Hisdesat on 6 November 2008 to develop and build the first Spanish Earth radar observation satellite Paz. The signing ceremony was attended by Spanish Defence Minister Carme Chacón. Paz is one component of the Spanish National Earth Observation Programme. The budget for the Paz satellite is estimated at

Richmond Hill, Ontario – February 3, 2009: PCI Geomatics, a world leading developer of hardware/software systems for geo-imaging solutions, is pleased to announce it has appointed Beijing Space Eye Innovation Technology Co. Ltd. (BSEI) as its exclusive desktop software distributor for the People’s Republic of China, effective February 1, 2009. BSEI is a high-resolution satellite

This E-News, which replaces the GMES E-News, is published by the SWIFT project whose aim is to support information dissemination in the framework of the European Commission GMES initiative. SWIFT is a Coordination and Support Action funded by the European Commission / Directorate General Enterprise and Industry under the 7th Framework Programme. In this n.3.

ESA PR 03-2009. Today in Brussels, the amendment to the EC-ESA GMES agreement was signed by Mr Jean-Jacques Dordain, the ESA Director General, and Mr Heinz Zourek, Director General of the European Commission’s Directorate General for Enterprise and Industry. This amendment will extend the scope of the original Agreement (signed in February 2008) to activities

NASA’s satellite imagery, combined with high-resolution commercial imagery, is giving scientists new insight into the changing appearance of our planet on a regional scale, and whether it is due to human activity or extreme climate. Researchers from NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., and California State University Monterey Bay, Seaside, Calif., analyzed several years

TEHRAN, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) — Iran’s Space Agency (ISA) announced that the first domestically-built satellite of Iran called “Omid” (Hope) would be sent to the space by March 20. “If no problem hinders the process, the all-Iranian-made satellite will join the orbit by the end of the current Iranian year (ending on March 20),” ISA

Norcross (Georgia, USA) – The International Charter Space and Major Disasters recently held its Board Meeting in Toulouse, France, opening the French National Space Center (CNES)’s presidency for the next six months. During this meeting, the CNES presented the catalog for the International Charter’s imagery resources. This catalog is powered by ERDAS’ enterprise solutions. The

The main satellite will enable scientists to calculate the density of carbon dioxide and methane from 56,000 locations on the Earth. Japan launched a satellite on Friday to monitor greenhouse gases along with seven smaller satellites in a mission that could boost business for the country’s cash-hungry space programme. The H-2A rocket, carrying the biggest

A new NOAA polar-orbiting environmental satellite, set to launch next month, will support NOAA’s weather and ocean forecasts, including long-range climate predictions for El Niño and La Niña and support U.S. search and rescue operations. The new spacecraft – NOAA-N Prime – is scheduled to lift off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on

Beijing, China (ANTARA News) – The Chinese government will grant Indonesia a remote sensing satellite to help monitor and provide early detections on events taking place in the sea, an official said. “China will grant Indonesia a satellite for monitoring happenings and developments in the sea. With the satellite, Indonesia`s sensing capability at sea would

Following the successful implementation of the ERS satellites and Envisat, which address Earth science issues of a global nature, Earth Explorers are smaller research missions dedicated to specific aspects of our Earth environment. Earth Explorer missions focus on the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere and the Earth’s interior with the overall emphasis on learning more about

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency decided to reschedule the launch of the Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite “IBUKI” (GOSAT) aboard the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 15 (H-IIA F15) to January 22, 2009 (Japan Standard Time, JST) from the Tanegashima Space Center. The launch time is between 12:54 p.m. and 1:16 p.m.

Thales Alenia Space, which won five contracts for geostationary communications satellites out of a total of 26 ordered in 2008, a market share of 23 percent, plus contracts for four communications payloads, one observation satellite and the low Earth orbit constellation for O3b Networks, comprising 16 satellites. Listed below are the accomplishments that the company

European cities need reliable and comparable urban planning information for safe, sustainable and prosperous development. This year, for the first time, 185 cities from all 27 EU Member States, will benefit from the “Urban Atlas”, which has been produced by the European Commission and Member States with the support of European space technology. Compiled from