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Archive for December 27th, 2007

Kaguya starts full operations despite problems

December 27th, 2007 by

Japan’s lunar probe Kaguya (SELENE) has gone into full operation on schedule, JAXA announced.

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Last launch in 2007: Proton lofts three navigation satellites

December 27th, 2007 by

Rocket: Proton M/Block DM2; Payload: three Uragan-M satellites (likely designated Kosmos 2435, 2436, 2437); Date: 25 December 2007, 1932 UTC; Site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The navigation satellites were deployed about 3.5 hours after lift-off.

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