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Article: USN Completes Launch Services for Italian Earth Observation Satellite.
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- PR Newswire
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- June 14, 2007
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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., June 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Space Network, Inc. (USN), a leading provider of space operations and ground control and communications services, announced today the successful conclusion of its support for the Launch and Early Orbit (LEOP) of the Italian satellite, COSMO-SkyMed. The earth observation satellite system is the first of four Italian satellites equipped with synthetic aperture radar (SAR) sensors intended for both military and civilian use. The system architecture is composed of a space segment, a constellation of SAR satellites and a ground segment including full featured user services.
Over the past four days, USN has ...