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 by Staff Writers Moscow (Sputnik) Oct 02, 2018
Russia will launch an EgyptSat-A earth remote sensing satellite on a Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket on December 27, a source in the Russian space industry told Sputnik. The EgyptSat-A is being built by Russia's Rocket and Space Corporation Energia (RSC Energia) for Egypt's National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences under a deal worth $100 million. "Roscosmos has approved December 27 as the launch date for the earth remote sensing satellite built by RSC Energia under a contract with Egypt," the source said. According to the source, it will be the last space launch by Russia in 2018. Earlier, the head of Russia's State Space Corporation Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin said that the mass production of Russia's Angara heavy-lift rocket will enable Russia to regain the top spot in terms of space launches, adding that in 2019, Roscosmos plans to carry out another launch of heavy-lift Angara rockets. Source: Sputnik News
BAE to provide data analysis, support for Janus programs Washington (UPI) Sep 20, 2018 The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has issued contracts worth up to $1.52 billion to BAE Systems for information services and to improve real-time access to data collected by the agency from satellite data. The contracts fall under the three Janus programs that include Geomatics Precise Imagery, Geography and Geomatics Elevation. All three contracts will be valid for 10 years. "Policy-makers, warfighters, intelligence professionals, and first responders all depend on accurate ge ... read more
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