Monthly Archives: August 2012

RBSP A, RBSP B launch

Posted on August 30, 2012 by RocketGirl
RBSP A, RBSP B launch

An Atlas V launched from Cape Canaveral this morning carrying Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) A and B to orbit. This mission is part of NASA’s Living with a Star Geospace program which will study the planets’ radiation belts in … Continue reading →

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AGI software used for the Radiation Belt Storm Probes mission

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Jonathan Lowe
AGI software used for the Radiation Belt Storm Probes mission

The Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) will be launching soon to begin a two-year mission to study the Van Allen radiation belts around Earth. The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab (JHUAPL) designed and built the two spacecraft and will … Continue reading →

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STK Training Tour featuring STK 10

Posted on August 22, 2012 by sclaypoole
STK Training Tour featuring STK 10

Need a software framework to model, analyze and visualize your land, sea, air and space systems? Heard about STK but never had the time to download it and try it out? This fall, we’re bringing STK to our users via … Continue reading →

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Watch a new video on AGI software for missile defense

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Andrea Poley
Watch a new video on AGI software for missile defense

Now that our engineers are back from the Space and Missile Defense Conference in Alabama last week, they put together a quick new video that shows how STK can be used to model missile defense simulations for analysis, design and … Continue reading →

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Intelsat 21 launch

Posted on August 15, 2012 by RocketGirl
Intelsat 21 launch

A Zenit 3SL launched from a Sea Launch Platform in the Pacific on August 19, carrying Intelsat 21 to orbit. Intelsat 21 is a telecommunications satellite that will broadcast cable and direct-to-home TV across Latin America and the Caribbean. The … Continue reading →

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