South Africa to set up space agency
July 29th, 2006 by
The South African government has approved the establishment of the South African Space Agency, Government Communications said in a statement.
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Archive for July 29th, 2006
Hotbird 8 pre-launch details
July 29th, 2006 by
Eutelsat’s Hotbird 8 broadcast satellite is being prepared in Baikonur for an ILS Proton Briz M launch scheduled for 4 August at 2148 UTC. Based on EADS Space’s Eurostar E3000, Hotbird 8 is the most powerful satellite ever ordered to serve Europe.
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Crashed Dnepr rocket found
July 29th, 2006 by
The failed Dnepr rocket launched on 26 July has been found in an uninhabitated area 150 kilometers off the launch pad at the Baikonur cosmodrome.
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Atlas V to launch NASA’S Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
July 29th, 2006 by
NASA announced the award of launch services for the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) mission to Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services.
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Rokot successfully launches South Korea’s KOMPSAT-2
July 29th, 2006 by
Rocket: Rokot; Payload: KOMPSAT-2 [Arirang-2]; Date: 28 July 2006, 0705 UTC; Launch Site: Plesetsk, Russia. The launch vehicle deployed the Earth observation satellite of the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) into a Sun-synchronous orbit of 685 km altitude.
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