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Archive for September 6th, 2008

Chunghwa Telecom, Singapore Telecom still in talks about ST-2

September 6th, 2008 by

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. and Taiwan’s Chunghwa Telecom Co. are in talks to launch a new satellite to boost bandwidth and replace their ST-1 spacecraft that is nearing the end of its service life.

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ProtoStar I operational at Intersputnik slot

September 6th, 2008 by

ProtoStar announced that the ProtoStar I spacecraft has successfully completed in-orbit testing — and answered the question whose slot the spacecraft is using anyway.

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ESA’s ATV successfully undocks from International Space Station

September 6th, 2008 by

At the end of a its six-month mission, Jules Verne, Europe’s first Automated Transfer Vehicle, undocked from the International Space Station today at 2129 hours UTC.

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Rosetta successfully performs asteroid fly-by

September 6th, 2008 by

Rosetta’s control room at ESA’s European Space Operations Centre, ESOC, received the first radio signal after closest approach to asteroid (2867) Steins at 2014 UTC, confirming a smooth fly-by.

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Shuttle launch dates delayed

September 6th, 2008 by

NASA has adjusted the target launch dates for the two remaining space shuttle missions in 2008.

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