The far side of the Moon and distant Earth, imaged by the Chang'e-5 T1 mission service module in 2014 Credit: Chinese Academy of Sciences

Chang’e-4 relay satellite enters halo orbit around Earth-Moon L2, microsatellite in lunar orbit

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The relay satellite which will facilitate China’s Chang’e-4 lunar far side landing mission late in 2018 has entered its intended halo orbit around Earth-Moon Lagrange point 2.

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DigitalGlobe CEO Jeffrey Tarr said investment in replacement satellites for WorldView-1 and 2 would start in 2017, and that the Saudi-built constellation in which DigitalGlobe is a partner would launch in 2019. Credit: Space Foundation

DigitalGlobe shrugs off WorldView-4 delay and Planet’s NGA contract

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Geospatial imagery and services provider DigitalGlobe on Oct. 25 reported increased revenue and gross profit for the three months ending Sept. 30 with a surprisingly large increase in commercial business.

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DigitalGlobe and Saudi government sign joint venture on satellite imaging constellation

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Geospatial satellite imagery and services provider DigitalGlobe Inc. on Feb. 21 said it is forming a joint venture with the government of Saudi Arabia to build at least six small optical Earth observation satellites to complement DigitalGlobe’s current fleet of large, high-resolution spacecraft.

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