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Archive for August 11th, 2007

Hamilton Sundstrand power transfer unit enables longer shuttle docking time

August 11th, 2007 by

Hamilton Sundstrand Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp., has developed the Power Transfer Unit converter system for NASA’s Station-to-Shuttle Power Transfer System that will be activated during the 11-day STS-118 mission, which launched on 8 August.

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Shin Satellite PCL results Q2 2007

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Shin Satellite PCL reported financial results for the second quarter 2007.

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EchoStar Communications Corporation results Q2 2007

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EchoStar reported second quarter 2007 financial results.

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Boeing’s TSAT proposal achieves Technology Readiness Level-6

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Working with the U.S. Air Force and independent agencies, including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Lincoln Laboratory, Boeing-led Team TSAT has demonstrated that its Transformational Satellite Communications System Space Segment (TSAT) hardware and software can function in simulated operational environments, achieving Technology Readiness Level-6 (TRL-6).

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Radarsat-2 finally ready, but launch delayed again

August 11th, 2007 by

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. has completed the integration and testing of Canada’s long-delayed next-generation Earth observation satellite, Radarsat-2.

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Spaceway 3, BSAT-3A pre-launch details

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For its third launch of the year, Arianespace will orbit two telecommunications satellites: Spaceway 3 for U.S. operator Hughes Network Systems, LLC and BSAT-3a for U.S. manufacturer Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems, within the framework of a turnkey contract for Japanese operator Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT).

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