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Satellites: Orbits and Missions by Michel Capderou, S. Lyle

Satellites: Orbits and Missions Michel Capderou, S. Lyle ebook
Format: pdf
Page: 558
ISBN: 2287213171, 9782287213175
Publisher: Springer

Worried about the environmental impact of space debris? For those unfamiliar with Orbital Sciences (ORB), the company is a leader in space missions and satellite services. It also reduces the amount of space debris that is permanently in orbit. The Indian SARAL satellite was placed into orbit Monday 25 February from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in southern India. The satellite will undertake a 300-day journey to Mars. After a 15-hour, 31-minute mission, the Breeze M upper stage of the Proton rocket successfully released the SES-6 satellite directly into geostationary transfer orbit. Current internationally-agreed rules on orbital equipment state that any satellite in LEO must fall back into the atmosphere “within 25 years of completing its mission”. Air Force customer," said Jim Sponnick , ULA vice president, Mission Operations. "The ULA team is honored to place another next-generation GPS satellite on orbit for our U.S. €�[Phoenix is a] modest effort to increase the return-on-investment for DoD space missions,” Dave Barnhart, a DARPA program manager, said at a press conference. Retired satellites that continue to orbit the Earth will soon be reused after the Department of Defense (DoD) sends robotic devices to space to bring the retirees back to life. European Vega Orbits Multiple Satellites on Second Mission.