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Archive for October 16th, 2007

GLONASS constellation to shrink again, report

October 16th, 2007 by

Russia is about to remove four defunct Uragan satellites from the GLONASS navigation satellite constellation, leaving 13 operational spacecraft at most.

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Buggy software zaps spy satellite, delays SBIRS

October 16th, 2007 by

Faulty software not only rendered a U.S. spy satellite useless last year but has also led to another delay in Lockheed Martin’s Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS), according to Aerospace Daily & Defense Report.

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WorldView 1 snaps first photos

October 16th, 2007 by

DigitalGlobe has revealed the first images from WorldView-1, according to the company the highest resolution, most agile commercial satellite ever flown.

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ViaSat to modernise TT&C cryptographic unit

October 16th, 2007 by

ViaSat Inc. has been awarded an US$8.7 million contract from the U.S. Air Force Cryptographic Support Group (CPSG) for system design and development of the next generation Telemetry, Tracking, and Control (TT&C) cryptographic unit.

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Date for next Globalstar launch announced

October 16th, 2007 by

A Russian Soyuz rocket will launch four Globalstar satellites from the Baikonur cosmodrome on 20 October (UTC), the press service of the Russian federal space agency said.

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Fourth modernised GPS IIR satellite to be launched

October 16th, 2007 by

The fourth modernised Global Positioning System (GPS) Block IIR satellite built by Lockheed Martin for the U.S. Air Force is set for launch aboard a Delta II rocket on 17 October from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

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