Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp. announced on Monday that following a successful launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, the U.S. Space Force’s Space Delta 4 operations team is now “talking” with the fifth Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (SBIRS GEO-5) satellite. As planned, SBIRS GEO-5—built by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)—is responding to the Delta’s commands. Signal acquisition was confirmed approximately ~36 minutes after the satellite’s 1:37 p.m. EDT launch aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket. Now separated from the rocket, the satellite is continuing on to orbit under its own propulsion. SBIRS […]
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Last week, the U.S. Air Force has announced that Satellite Control Authority of the Lockheed Martin-built AEHF-6 Protected Communications satellite had been transferred from the Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) to Space Operations Command. According to a recent service news release, the Space and Missile Systems Center’s Production Corps successfully transferred Satellite Control Authority of the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) Space Vehicle 6 to Space Operations Command on Oct 29. Operational Acceptance is expected to occur before the end of the year after operational testing has successfully concluded. The 4th Space Operation Squadron will exercise operational control as the […]
Small satellite launch startup Aevum has unveiled the Ravn X unmanned aircraft system that designed to launch small payloads to orbit. In a press release presented by the Aevum, CEO Jay Skylus said that the newest Ravn X unmanned system can take off from a runway and deliver payloads to space using only jet fuel. The Ravn X is a symbiosis between big drone aircraft and a rocket-launching platform designed to take payloads of different weights and sizes into orbit. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The new drone, which is effectively the first stage of a rocket, wil provide […]
The top-grossing defense firm in the world Lockheed Martin has announced that the new SBIRS GEO-5 missile warning satellite being completed. As noted by the company, the Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit satellite (SBIRS GEO-5) – the first military space satellite built on Lockheed Martin’s new, modernized LM 2100 bus – was completed in just about five years. That speed is pretty unheard of for satellites these days. Built in a record time and at no additional cost to the government for the upgrade, SBIRS GEO-5 is the first military space satellite built on the company’s modernized, modular LM […]
Turkish defense contractor Baykar has posted a new photo from its facility that appears to show a new version of Bayraktar TB2 medium altitude long endurance unmanned combat aerial vehicle. The image, released at Baykar’s official Twitter account, showing an advanced version of combat drone with a satellite link system for remote control. According to local sources, the new version of the combat drone with satellite communication capabilities called the Bayraktar TB2S (Satellite). – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – It is expected that the new Bayraktar TB2S will be remotely controlled via the satellite link by pilots on the ground, […]
A groundbreaking new study of high resolution satellite imagery using a deep-learning algorithm has found that, contrary to popular opinion, there are at least 1.8 billion trees in the Sahel and Sahara deserts. A team of 24 scientists from across Europe, the US and Africa found that the so-called sub-humid zone is surprisingly filled with plant life, forcing a rethink of two of the world’s major deserts and even public policy on deforestation. “We were very surprised that there are quite so many trees growing in the Sahara desert,” lead author Martin Brandt, an assistant professor of geography at the University […]
The US has signed a treaty with seven countries governing exploration and exploitation of the Moon and its resources. While many signatories never even landed there, Russia and China were – perhaps unsurprisingly – not invited. The Artemis Accords, proposed in May to set reasonable boundaries for the growing number of countries eager to stake a claim to Earth’s only satellite, have been officially unveiled on Tuesday. In addition to the US, the signatory countries are Australia, Canada, Japan, Italy, the UK, Luxembourg, the UAE, and Japan. Subtitled “Principles for cooperation in the civil exploration and use of the Moon, Mars, […]
Recent satellite images of Ganja International Airport in Azerbaijan shows t least two Turkish F-16 fighter jets and CN-235 cargo aircraft parked on the airport apron. Christiaan Triebert, a journalist on the Visual Investigations team at The New York Times, tweeted an image, dated Oct. 3, 2020, showing the pair of Turkish F-16s and CN-235. “There are at least two F-16s at Ganja International Airport in Azerbaijan, our analysis of an Oct. 3 Planet Labs satellite image shows,” Christiaan said in a Twitter post Wednesday. “The fighter jets are likely operated by the Turkish Air Force, alongside a possible CN-235 cargo […]
Recent satellite images of Ganja International Airport in Azerbaijan shows t least two Turkish F-16 fighter jets and CN-235 cargo aircraft parked on the airport apron. Christiaan Triebert, a journalist on the Visual Investigations team at The New York Times, tweeted an image, dated Oct. 3, 2020, showing the pair of Turkish F-16s and CN-235. “There are at least two F-16s at Ganja International Airport in Azerbaijan, our analysis of an Oct. 3 Planet Labs satellite image shows,” Christiaan said in a Twitter post Wednesday. “The fighter jets are likely operated by the Turkish Air Force, alongside a possible CN-235 cargo […]
Amid a salvo of orbital missions preparing to launch from the American east coast, a SpaceX Falcon 9 is set to launch the fourth GPS III satellite for the United States Space Force. Liftoff is scheduled for 9:43 PM EDT on Friday, October 2 (01:43 UTC on October 3), the opening of a 15 minute window. (Lead photo via Stephen Marr for NSF) The 45th Weather Squadron of the United States Air Force’s 45th Space Wing at Patrick Air Force Base in Florida predicts a 70% chance of acceptable weather for launch. The forecast deteriorates to a 20% chance of favorable […]
Aerospace giant Boeing has announced that it had received one of three development contracts to build a satellite payload prototype and develop a new secure, resilient satellite communications architecture for the United States Space Force’s Evolved Strategic SATCOM (ESS) program. Boeing released a statement on Sunday saying that ESS will be a military satellite communications (MILSATCOM) system. It is a critical component of the U.S. Space Force’s strategy. The initial ESS development contract is valued at $298 million. Contracts for the full ESS system are expected to be awarded in 2025. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – “We have worked […]
China launched a new ocean observation satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on Monday. Launch of the Haiyang-2C took place at 05:40 UTC under the power of a Long March-4B (Chang Zheng-4B) rocket. The Haiyang-2 program represents the second generation of ocean observation and monitorization satellites, with the program being approved by the China National Space Administration in February 2007, for measurement of ocean dynamic and environmental parameters in the microwave region (permitting all-weather observations). The requirements also call for collecting data on marine wind setup (wind vector), marine surface height, and SST (Sea Surface Temperature), along with aero-marine forecasts […]
Rocket Lab has announced that the kick stage used on their 14th Electron launch, “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Optical,” was transitioned into satellite mode after payload deployment. This is the first Photon satellite to fly, named “First Light.” The technology demonstration tested the spacecraft systems needed to enable new missions to Earth orbit, the Moon, and Venus. See Also Photon Satellite Bus Rocket Lab Electron Forum Section L2 Master Section Click here to Join L2 The debut of a satellite designed and built in-house by Rocket Lab changes the company from a launch provider to an end-to-end service provider, able to […]
The satellite, built by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), was launched in early July, joining at least two others which the Israeli military already has in orbit. IAI and the Israeli Defence Ministry have unveiled the first images taken by Israel’s new Ofek-16 satellite, with the snaps showing Palmyra, Syria, the UNESCO World Heritage Site which came to international prominence in 2015 during its partial destruction by Daesh (ISIS)* terrorists. The highly-detailed black-and-white photographs show Palmyra’s ancient Roman amphitheater, and the remnants of the Temple of Bel, the holy site consecrated to the ancient Mesopotamian god Bel. A Defence Ministry spokesman told […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107662/66/1076626663_0:160:3072:1888_1200x675_80_0_0_6f838e7ae3171a00565d325521864ba6.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/russia/202008231080250762-russias-earliest-upcoming-satellite-launch-set-for-september-space-source-says/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – A preliminary date for the launch of Russian satellites from the Gonets series has been set, it will be Russia’s earliest upcoming carrier rocket launch and will occur on 24 September, a space industry source said. “The launch of three Gonets-M satellites planned for 24 September will allow to replace spacecraft that are nearing the end of their activity, in order to maintain the constellation in the regular composition – 12 satellites (three spacecraft in four planes)”, the source said. In June, a space source said that Russia was planning to […]
On 6 August, the U.S. Space Force has announced that it has shipped fourth Lockheed Martin-built GPS III Space Vehicle (GPS III SV04) to Cape Canaveral. The U.S. Space Force Space and Missile Systems Center successfully delivered the fourth Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, July 14. GPS III Space Vehicle (SV) 04 was safely transported from the Lockheed Martin facility in Waterton, Colorado to Space Coast Regional Airport in Titusville, Florida. The satellite was carried aboard a C-17 Globemaster III originating from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – […]
China said that its BeiDou-3 global satellite navigation system is now fully operational and ready to provide high-precision positioning services across the globe. The system is set to compete with GPS. BeiDou-3 was inaugurated after its final satellite completed in-orbit tests and joined the network earlier this week. This means that China now has its own independent global navigation system, similar to GPS, Russia’s GLONASS and EU’s Galileo. China has been developing BeiDou since the mid-1990s. Its network gradually grew to 35 operational satellites, with the last one launched on June 23. According to Xinhua, the system has already been in […]
After another successful launch of consumables and experiments to the International Space Station just days prior, Roscosmos – the Russian Space Agency – is set to launch a Proton-M rocket with two Russian Ekspress communications satellites from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in southern Kazakhstan. The launch, which will take place from Site No. 200/39, is currently scheduled to occur at 00:25:19 Moscow time on Friday, 31 July (or 21:25:19 UTC on Thursday, 30 July). This will be the 110th total launch of the Proton-M, which first flew in April 2001 and has enjoyed 98 successful launches to date. This will also be […]
_________FARSIran Releases Aerial Images Captured by IRGC Nour-1 Satellite of US “Al Udeid Base” in Qatar TEHRAN (FNA)- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force on Wednesday released images of al-Udeid base in Qatar, which hosts thousands of US forces, taken by Iran’s newly-launched satellite, Nour-1. The images taken through mosaicking method by Nour-1 Satellite, which was launched successfully on April 22, are high resolution and show the US biggest airbase in the Middle-East in Qatar which hosts nearly 13,000 American forces. The IRGC Nour-1 satellite images from US Al-Udeid Airbase come in the backdrop of the allegations made by […]
The third satellite in the Ziyuan-3 series was orbited by China on Friday at 03:17 UTC using the Long March 4B ‘Chang Zheng-4B’ (Y45) rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center’s LC9 launch platform. The new high-resolution remote sensing geological mapping satellite will be used for civil purposes. On its ride to orbit, the new satellite was accompanied by a small Chinese experimental LEO comsat. The Ziyuan-3 satellites The new satellite is the third of a series of four high-resolution civilian remote sensing satellites, grown from a project that was initiated in March 2008. The new satellite carries three high-resolution panchromatic […]
Until February 2020, when a satellite on orbit ran out of propellant, that was the end of its life. Most major communications and military satellites are designed with prolonged lifetimes and carry enough fuel for a 15 year mission. But the struggle for some satellite operators has been that at the end of that 15 year period, satellites running out of fuel are still working perfectly well in every other regard. Therefore, perfectly good satellites have to be decommissioned. But not anymore. See Also Galaxy 30 & MEV-2, BSat-4B LIVE NGIS Public Section L2 NGIS Section Click here to Join L2 […]
Earlier this June, the Department of Defense released the unclassified summary of its 2020 Defense Space Strategy, which openly designates space as a “distinct warfighting domain,” a distinction that only recently gained national policy acceptance. With this document, the DoD now has the authorization to begin preparing to deter potential space adversaries, and should deterrence fail, to win a conflict that extends into space. This important update to the near-decade-old National Security Space Strategy follows an April announcement by U.S. Space Command that Russia conducted a direct-ascent anti-satellite (DA-ASAT) missile test that is purportedly capable of destroying low-Earth orbit satellites. This […]
SpaceX is targeting Monday, July 20 for the launch of a South Korean military communications satellite, ANASIS-II. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket is scheduled within a window from 5:00 PM to 8:55 PM EDT (21:00 to 00:55 UTC). The launch will take place from SLC-40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. (Lead image via Mike Deep for NSF) The United States Space Force’s 45th Weather Squadron predicts a 70% chance of acceptable weather for launch on Monday. If weather or a technical issue should cause a scrub, a backup opportunity exists on Tuesday, with a […]
After six years of preparation, the United Arab Emirates is set to launch its first spacecraft to Mars, and what it describes as the red planet’s first weather satellite. The spacecraft, named Hope, is now officially complete and ready to blast off to Mars on July 14, the Emirati engineers announced. The UAE is determined to pull off its Emirates Mars Mission by 2021, in time for the 50th anniversary of the founding of its multi-country union. If the launch goes ahead, it will take seven months of traveling through space before the spacecraft reaches Mars, in February 2021. Also on rt.com […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/106968/66/1069686606_17:0:1398:777_1200x675_80_0_0_a118e49fba30d97295f4fda26485eb84.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/science/202007101079851233-biggest-event-in-20-years-satellite-captures-unusual-godzilla-dust-plume/ The Saharan dust storm is an annual phenomenon, which occurs in the desert between late spring and autumn. Dust particles are pulled up into the air by winds near the ground as well as thunderstorms. They then float for days or weeks, depending on the speed and dryness of the air masses. European Space Agency (ESA) satellites have detected an unusual dust plume that has been dubbed Godzilla due to its huge size, the organisation said in its press release, posted on Thursday. The data provided by the Aeolus and Copernicus Sentinel Earth observation […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): As military and diplomatic level talks last week have resulted in the withdrawal of troops along the Line of Actual Control in the Galwan Valley of eastern Ladakh, another round of talks between Indian national security adviser Shri Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi are underway on Friday. The latest satellite images from Pangong Tso in eastern Ladakh indicate an early withdrawal of troops as the area appears cleared of earlier seen positions, equipment, and tents. The images of the foxhole at the Lake, which had earlier recorded activity on 1 July, appears cleared in the […]
The Israeli government and Israel Aerospace Industries conducted a previously-unannounced launch of a reconnaissance satellite Monday, using a Shavit-2 rocket to deploy the Ofek 16 satellite into low Earth orbit. Ofek 16 is a small electro-optical imaging satellite, which will capture high-resolution images of the Earth for Israel’s Ministry of Defence. The name Ofek, from the Hebrew word אופק, meaning Horizon, has been applied to all of Israel’s military satellites regardless of their mission, including two early demonstration missions and subsequent optical and radar reconnaissance spacecraft. With the launch of Ofek 1 in September 1988, Israel became the eighth country to […]
Israel’s Ministry of Defense and Israel Aerospace Industries have successfully launched a rocket carrying a new Ofek 16 electro-optical reconnaissance satellite with advanced capabilities into orbit. Some sources reported that a new spy satellite will be used to monitor Iran’s nuclear activities. Israel is one of a small number of countries in the world that operate reconnaissance satellites, giving it advanced intelligence-gathering capabilities. As of April, this cadre included Iran, which successfully launched a spy satellite into orbit after years of failed attempts. Defense Minister Benny Gantz said that it’s “another extraordinary achievement for the defense establishment, for the defense industries […]
China launched a new remote sensing satellite on Friday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. Launch of the Gaofen multi-mode integrated imaging satellite took place at 03:10 UTC from the LC9 launch Complex using the Long March-4B (Y43) rocket. The new remote sensing satellite was accompanied by the small Xibaipo (BY 70-2) on its ride to orbit. According to the official Chinese media, the satellite is a civil-use optical remote-sensing vehicle with a resolution up to the sub-meter level. It will operate in Sun-synchronous orbit. See Also Chinese Forum Section 65 Launch Vehicle Manuals (L2) Click here to Join L2 The […]
SpaceX is readying their Falcon 9 rocket to launch the third Block III Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite, named SV03. Block III is the next generation of GPS satellites, replacing the aging Block II series. This will be SpaceX’s second GPS launch, out of the five they have been awarded so far. SV03 is scheduled to launch from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 3:55 PM ET on June 30. SV03 Launch SpaceX previously launched the maiden GPS Block III satellite, SV01, on a Falcon 9 in December 2018. SV01 was the first launch contract that SpaceX won in […]
After a lengthy grounding following a failed launch in July 2019, the closure of the Guiana Space Centre due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, and a further postponement because of high-altitude winds, Arianespace’s small-lift Vega rocket was set to launch its Return To Flight (RTF) mission. However, a scrub was called deep into the countdown, delaying the launch once again. The mission will see 53 satellites deployed for 21 customers hailing from 13 countries around the world, launching from the Vega Launch Complex (SLV) at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana. This mission, also known as Vega VV16, will […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107965/27/1079652761_0:206:2000:1331_1200x675_80_0_0_bbb104d7e3b05bb9d9764e2a52327a78.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Tim Korso. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202006271079736882-tehran-blast-took-place-at-missile-production-facility-news-agency-claims-citing-satellite-images/ A large explosion woke up the residents of the Iranian capital with a huge dawn-like blaze seen to the east of the city. The blast, officially attributed to an explosion of a leaky gas tank, shattered windows in some buildings, but ultimately resulted in no casualties. Satellite images of the purported site of the overnight blast in Tehran’s suburbs suggest that it took place on the territory of the complex tasked with building missiles, AP reported, citing the information from the images. According to the AP, an area located 20 kilometres east […]
Tehran: We took accurate satellite pictures of the American occupation in SyriaTehran revealed today, Monday, that the military satellite, “Noor”, which was launched recently, sends daily accurate pictures of the movements of the American occupation forces in Syria, in addition to pictures from the occupied Palestinian territories and the United States of America. The secretary of the Expediency Council, Mohsen Rezaei, said: The “Noor” military satellite sends daily accurate pictures of the United States of America and Israel when it passes over them. He added: his country is monitoring the atmosphere of the Israeli occupation entity and America, “far beyond our […]
Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp has announced that the U.S. Space Force’s new missile defense satellite successfully completed simulated space environmental testing. On June 9, the world’s most advanced missile defense satellite, called the Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit satellite (SBIRS GEO-5), successfully completed Thermal Vacuum (TVAC) testing at Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)’s Sunnyvale, California satellite manufacturing facility. Completing TVAC was a significant milestone for the first military space satellite to be built on one of Lockheed Martin’s modernized LM 2100™ satellite buses. During TVAC testing, the satellite – with its sophisticated electronics performing full operations – faced […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107611/15/1076111510_0:160:3072:1888_1200x675_80_0_0_9134553a2ef1f9869e64597e78e9f7cd.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Oleg Burunov. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/science/202006161079632368-china-reportedly-delays-launch-of-its-final-navigation-network-satellite/ Beijing started to develop the BeiDou navigation system back in the 1990s in an effort to compete with the US-run Global Positioning System (GPS). A spate of “technical problems” in the rocket carrier has prompted China to delay the launch of the last of its BeiDou-3 satellites into orbit, the state-run Xinhua news agency reports. The deficiencies were reportedly found during a routine check before the rocket’s lift-off slated for later this month from a launch pad in the south-western province of Sichuan. The satellite is part of the BeiDou navigation system, […]
LONDON – Four international consortia have been shortlisted by Britain’s Ministry of Defence to enter the final stage of bidding to operate ground control facilities for its Skynet satellite communications network. Teams led by Airbus Defence & Space, Babcock Integrated Technology, BT and Serco, have been down-selected for the Skynet 6 Service Delivery Wrap program following the MoD’s Defence Digital organization release of an invitation to tender document to the remaining contenders June 12. The make-up of one of the teams vying for the ground station operations contract is already known, while others have yet to announce who their partners are. […]
Satellite imagery from Google Earth taken last month shows first Egyptian Air Force Su-35 fighter jets at the Gagarin Aircraft Plant in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Russia. Images have emerged by KAD-GHANI on its Twitter account showing at least four new advanced Su-35 fighter jets that were produced under a contract with Egypt. “First photos of the Su-35 with Egyptian camouflage in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Russia,” he said on Twitter. – Advertisement – Russia’s news agency, TASS, quoting a military-diplomatic source, early reported that was launched the production of SU-35 fighters, intended to be delivered to the Egyptian Air Force under the contract signed in 2018. Egypt […]
The Marine Corps Systems Command has announced that service is updating its tactical satellite system that provides increased communication on the battlefield. Based on field user evaluations, the upgraded technology is performing beyond expectations. The Mobile User Objective System is a next-generation, narrowband satellite communication capability that enables Marines to connect to SATCOM networks. It encompasses updated firmware to the AN/PRC-117G radio system and one of three antenna kits that help users simultaneously access these networks. Initially fielded in March 2019, the system enables mobile or stationary Marines to leverage cellular technology to increase access to voice and data communication. It […]
VIENNA — Iran has continued to increase its stockpiles of enriched uranium and remains in violation of its deal with world powers, the United Nations’ atomic watchdog said Friday. The International Atomic Energy Agency reported the finding in a confidential document distributed to member countries and seen by The Associated Press. The agency said that as of May 20, Iran’s total stockpile of low-enriched uranium amounted to 1,571.6 kilograms (1.73 tons), up from 1,020.9 kilograms (1.1 tons) on Feb. 19. Iran signed the nuclear deal in 2015 with the United States, Germany, France, Britain, China and Russia. Known as the Joint […]
The U.S. Navy is facing growing asymmetric threats, not least of which is from China, and more specifically its anti-access/area denial strategy. Source link
Viral 17:10 GMT 25.05.2020Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107941/43/1079414384_0:0:1921:1080_1200x675_80_0_0_2bccba18559f76757fc3d252aacd857e.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Tim Korso. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/viral/202005251079414423-russian-satellite-comet-or-ufo-videos-of-epic-fireball-seen-in-australias-sky-puzzle-netizens/ The fiery show was preceded by the launch of a Russian satellite from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, while the third stage of the rocket’s booster was expected to fall into the ocean near Australia. Residents of south-eastern Australia were able to witness an “epic” fireball blazing through the sky on the night of Friday, 22 May, as purportedly a piece of space junk from a satellite launch re-entered Earth’s atmosphere near the area, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported, citing an astrophysics expert. Videos of the captivating […]
Building the U.S. Space Force to be agile and lean is a worthy objective. Building the U.S. Space Force without requisite capability however, is dangerous. Source link
Tech 18:29 GMT 13.05.2020Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107929/50/1079295051_0:0:1281:720_1200x675_80_0_0_4452120250ef5071f928e49023fbaa0f.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/science/202005131079295089-takes-a-lickin-but-keeps-on-tickin-russian-meteor-m-satellite-resumes-work-after-meteoroid-strike/ The Meteor series of weather observation satellites was first developed in the 1970s, and continuously upgraded and revamped in the decades since to monitor atmospheric and sea surface temperature, cloud and snow cover, sea ice conditions, humidity, radiation conditions in near space and the state of the ozone layer. Russia’s Meteor-M No.2-2, which was struck by a micrometeoroid in December, has come back online and resumed its normal operations, a Roscosmos spokesman has confirmed to Sputnik. According to the spokesman, the information being received by the satellite is […]