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Second Chinese-Brazilian Satellite Fulfils 5-Year Mission In Orbit
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (XNA) Oct 23, 2008 The second earth resource satellite, CBERS-2, developed jointly by Brazil and China, fulfilled its five years' mission in orbit on Tuesday, the National Institute of Space Investigations of Brazil (INEP) said. The CBERS-2 was launched on Oct. 21, 2003 by the Chinese Long March 4B rocket from Taiyuan launch facilities in China. Sample images from CBERS-2 were made available on Jan. 10, 2007. It was the second satellite of the Chinese-Brazilian Earth Resource Satellite (CBERS) program, agreed by both countries 20 years ago to develop, launch and operate satellites together. The first satellite, CBERS-1, was launched on Oct. 14, 1999 and operated for four years till August 2003. The agreement between the two countries foresees the launch of two other satellites, the CBERS-3 and CBERS-4, till 2013. The CBERS is currently part of the main Earth-observing mission programs in the world, together with the U.S. Landsat, French Spotand Indian ResoruceSat. According to the INEP, the program is a successful example of South-South cooperation on high technology.
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Iridium Launches New, Powerful Satellite Phone
Bethesda MD (SPX) Oct 21, 2008Iridium Satellite has unveiled its smallest, most powerful satellite phone - the Iridium "9555" - at its annual Partner Conference in Miami, Fla. The innovative, all-new design of the 9555 offers a significantly reduced size, a more hand-friendly form factor, an intuitive user interface, and new features such as an internally stowed antenna. |
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