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Pseudo-satellites, ground-based substitutes used when signals from ‘real’ satellites are not available, can deliver accurate positioning information in places where conventional solutions fail. This was demonstrated on 27 June in Helsinki harbour as part of a project supported by ESA.
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Bigelow Aerospace said it has established contact with its second pathfinder spacecraft, Genesis II. Launched earlier Thursday from Yasny, Russia, Mission Control in North Las Vegas, Nevada/USA, made first contact at 2120 UTC the same day.
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PT Indosat Tbk has appointed Thales Alenia Space to build and launch the Palapa-D satellite. The spacecraft, to be launched aboard a Chinese rocket during the second half of 2009, will replace Palapa-C2 at 113 degrees East, which is due to expire in 2011.
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Aerojet recently conducted an internally funded test firing of large-scale controllable solid rocket motors.
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Rocket: Zenit-2M; Payload: Kosmos 2428; Date: 29 June 2007, 1000 UTC; Site: Kazakhstan, Baikonur. The classified military satellite was successfully put in orbit, new agencies reported.
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Mobile Satellite Ventures LP (MSV) appointed Ines LeBow vice president for…
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MicroSat Systems Inc. of Littleton, Colo., is participating with a student team to develop and fabricate the platform for a prototype biosatellite, the company announced…
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The European Space Agency (ESA) signed a pair of contracts with Italy’s NGL Prime S.p.A. to develop concepts for future launch vehicles as well as develop a reusable test vehicle under ESA’s Future Launchers Preparatory Program, ESA announced June 27. The European Next Generation Launcher study will…
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