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Remote Sensing Reveals Desertification

According to the Deccan Chronicle, a detailed study of satellite pictures over a period of 10 years, from 2002-2012 by  Andhra Pradesh  State Remote Sensing Applications Centre has revealed an

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Back to Back – China Launches Yaogan-25 Earth Observation Satellite

According to  Xinhua, China has successfully launched the Yaogan-25 remote sensing satellite into a scheduled orbit at 3:33 a.m. on Dec. 11,2014) from the Jiuquan satellite launch center. The remote sensing satellite will

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Indian PM Announces Satellite for SAARC Nations

In recent news by Shanghai Daily , during the inaugural session of the 18th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) in Kathmandu, Nepal, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the

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Telangana Goes for Satellite Mapping

According to recent news, the Telangana state government has started project to map state-owned land through satellite imageries. Tamil Nadu based Info Maps as has already began work on some

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Chinese Scientist Proposes Series of 6 Satellites to Monitor Earth

Beijing , October 15, 2014, A Chinese scientist has proposed six new satellites to monitor “global change” or planetary scale changes concerning the Earth as well as human activity. Guo Huadong, dean

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Iran to Launch 4 Satellites

In recent new, Iran is planning to launch four new satellites with domestically-designed carriers into the space in the near future. The four satellites are named as Sharif Sat, Zafar (Triumph), Tolou

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KhalifaSat – The first UAE made satellite to be launched in 2017

KhalifaSat, the UAE’s first locally built satellite, is set to be launched into its orbit in 2017, said His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister

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It’s Time to Give Firefighters a 21st century Tool: A Fire-Spotting Satellite

  Scientists from UC Berkeley Develop Framework For Fire-Spotting Satellite UC Berkeley researchers have developed an initial framework for a satellite that could one day help locate emerging fires and

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China Sends Remote-Sensing Satellite into Space

China successful sends remote-sensing satellite into space. A Long March-4C rocket carrying the Yaogan-17 satellite, blasted off from the Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan, northwest China’s Gansu Province on Monday morning.

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Satellite image shows Thailand’s oil spill

BANGKOK – The oil spill that hit Thailand’s popular Koh Samet island appears to be moving to coastal areas of the eastern province of Rayong, threatening to worsen the impact