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  • NOAA-NASA Team to Launch 1st Joint Polar Satellite System in November - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NOAA-NASA Team to Launch 1st Joint Polar Satellite System in November

    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA have set a November launch date for the first of four polar-orbiting satellites designed to boost weather forecast accuracy. NASA said Saturday the Joint Polar Satellite System-1 is scheduled to lift off Nov. 10 at 4:47 a.m. Eastern time from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard a […] More

  • DigitalGlobe's WorldView-4 Earth Imaging Satellite Ready for Friday Liftoff - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DigitalGlobe’s WorldView-4 Earth Imaging Satellite Ready for Friday Liftoff

    Lockheed Martin is scheduled to launch the WorldView-4 imaging satellite for DigitalGlobe Friday onboard a United Launch Alliance-built Atlas V rocket. WorldView-4 will lift off from the Space Launch Complex 3 East at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California to a sun-synchronous orbit, where the satellite will begin to capture images of the Earth, Lockheed said Tuesday. The satellite is built to operate in […] More