Media invitation - Follow the launch of MSG-1 from ESA and Arianespace establishments
ESA PR 57-2002. About 25 years after the first Meteosat weather satellite was lofted, the first of a new generation (MSG-1) is to be launched by an Ariane 5 launcher from Europe`s Spaceport in Kourou during the night of 27/28 August, at 19:30 hrs Kourou time (00:30 CEST). With sophisticated new instruments on board, MSG-1 will change the way we... view more... (2002-08-21)
Researchers identify major source of muscle repair cells
In a surprising discovery with implications for treating muscular dystrophy, researchers at the University of Utah School of Medicine and other institutions have identified a major source of origin for two groups of adult cells that regulate muscle repair. view more (2006-01-30)
Envisat breaks the terabyte barrier
Only three months after the launch of ESA's Envisat spacecraft, the largest and most capable satellite ever built to monitor the Earth's environment, the Envisat system recently passed one of its most significant milestones to date. Last Sunday, 23 June 2002, the Envisat system for distributing satellite imagery reached the terabyte mark of data... view more... (2002-06-26)
NASA's QuikScat and Aqua providing important data on Tropical Storm Anja
Anja has continued to weaken over the last 24 hours, and NASA's QuikScat satellite has confirmed that the once mighty Category 4 Cyclone is now a tropical storm in the southern Indian Ocean. view more (2009-11-19)
Invitation to the press: Galileo at GNSS 2002
The European Space Agency will be joining forces with the European Commission in a major contribution to GNSS 2002, the sixth in a series of international conferences devoted to global satellite navigation systems, to be held in Copenhagen from 27 to 30 May 2002. This European conference on navigation, organised by the Nordic Institute of... view more... (2002-05-27)
Second Pinpoint Faraday Award for Surrey Space Centre
The Surrey Space Centre and Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL), have won a further Pinpoint Faraday award. view more (2004-03-30)
Launched – the world’s first disaster monitoring service in space
27 September 2003 The world’s first small satellite constellation dedicated to monitoring global disasters has been launched by British company, Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. Three further satellites for Surrey’s Disaster Monitoring Constellation were launched into low Earth orbit today, 27 September 2003, at 06:09 GMT onboard a... view more... (2003-10-01)
Naval Research Laboratory's ANDE-2 deployed from Space Shuttle Endeavour
The Naval Research Laboratory's satellite suite, the Atmospheric Neutral Density Experiment 2 (ANDE-2), was deployed from NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavour on July 30, 2009. view more (2009-08-06)
Knighthood for SSTL's Chief Executive
Professor Martin Sweeting, OBE, FRS, Chief Executive Officer of Surrey Satellite Technology Limited and director of the Surrey Space Centre, has been awarded a knighthood in The Queen's New Year's Honours for services to Microsatellite Engineering. Today Sir Martin said: `I am most surprised and awed to be awarded this honour. Achievement comes... view more... (2002-01-03)
Satellite mapping tools prove invaluable to Médecins Sans Frontie'res
The Brussels section of Médecins Sans Frontie'res (MSF), the aid organisation active in more than 80 countries, is at the forefront of international aid groups using satellite imagery to help deliver emergency medical assistance where, and when, it is needed. "We are convinced that satellite data can help us and other voluntary... view more... (2002-05-30)
Broadband satellite Internet access for schools in rural Ireland
SchoolSat is a trial service providing fast access to the Internet for schools in rural Ireland using leading-edge satellite technology developed by Web-Sat in Dublin and supported by the Telecommunications department of the European Space Agency (ESA). The aim of the trial is to investigate how far this technology can offer a solution to... view more... (2002-10-16)
SSTL make it into Britain’s Top 100 technology companies
30 September 2003 Guildford-based space company, Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd, have achieved a placing in The Sunday Times Tech Track 100, which recognises Britain’s fastest growing technology companies. SSTL’s sales have grown 50% a year from £5.4 million in 2000 to £12.2m in 2002. Compiled by Oxford-based research... view more... (2003-10-01)
Controlling civil engineering machinery using satellite
EUREKA project E! 2294 IMAGIN - the "Integrated MAchine Guidance INstruments" - uses satellite navigation to automatically control civil engineering machines with incredible accuracy and over tens of kilometres. The IMAGIN device is a special dual-frequency Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) receiver that is attached to an engineering machine and... view more... (2003-12-23)
Final preparation tests for Artemis
ESA’s Artemis spacecraft has just completed a rigorous schedule of final inspections and testing at the European launch site in Kourou, French Guiana. The spacecraft and its sensitive instruments have been protected from the unfriendly tropical conditions in a special, environmentally-sealed testing chamber to ensure that it will... view more... (2001-04-26)
Receivers key to Galileo success
Europe's navigation system requires new receiver designs to make use of the transmissions from its satellite constellation. European industry is developing and supplying receivers for the in-orbit validation of the system. view more (2006-10-27)
Road testing technologies of the future
ESA is offering industry the opportunity to use a van fully equipped to demonstrate the next generation of advanced mobile multimedia equipment and applications. The van can be used as a standard test platform. It offers the user ample space, electrical and computing power as well as a comfortable working environment. Over the past few months,... view more... (2002-12-03)
GOCE completes early orbit phase
ESA's GOCE satellite was formally declared ready for work at 01:00 CET on 20 March. During the critical Launch and Early Orbit Phase beginning with separation from its booster on 17 March, GOCE was checked out to confirm that all of its control systems are operating normally. view more (2009-03-23)
Three more DMC spacecraft prepare for launch
SSTL are preparing for the launch of three more spacecraft in the international Disaster Monitoring Constellation - the first cluster of satellites dedicated to monitoring disasters from space. The three spacecraft, each with a mass of approximately 100kg, have arrived at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia and SSTL engineers are now... view more... (2003-09-15)
Satellites aiding disaster relief
Recent demonstrations have shown how making use of digital processing technology on board satellites can help emergency services share information more effectively during natural disasters. SkyPlexNet is a project funded by ESA Telecom. The technology that has been developed makes it possible to access satellite resources directly and manage the... view more... (2004-06-24)
NASA Satellite and Aircraft Data See Danny's Center Reform Farther North
NASA satellite imagery and aircraft data revealed Tropical Storm Danny's center reformed a little farther north than it was yesterday. view more (2009-08-27)
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