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Archive for April 26th, 2008

GIOVE-B pre-launch details (II)

April 26th, 2008 by

GIOVE-B, the second experimental satellite part of the Galileo constellation, is scheduled for launch by a Starsem Soyuz/Fregat launch vehicle at 2216 UTC on 26 April. Here’s an overview of Thales Alenia Space’s contribution to the spacecraft.
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ATV pushes ISS to higher orbit

April 26th, 2008 by

ESA’s Jules Verne ATV was used for the first time early this morning to raise the orbit of the International Space Station.
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Delay of the day: Amos-3 (again)

April 26th, 2008 by

The launch of a Zenit-3SLB rocket with the Israeli communications satellite Amos-3 on board from Baikonur has been postponed to Monday, 28 April at 0500 UTC, a Russian space agency spokesman said.
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