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Three new Russian military satellites in orbit

July 7th, 2009 by

Rocket: Rokot/Briz-KM; Payload: Kosmos 2451, Kosmos 2452, Kosmos 2453; Date: 6 July 2009, 0126 UTC; Site: Plesetsk, Russia. The military satellites, likely of the Strela-3 type, were put into target orbit at 0310 UTC.
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Next Ariane 5 to be handed over

July 7th, 2009 by

Ariane 5’s 2009 mission pace is continuing as the fourth vehicle to be launched this year is prepared for its handover to Arianespace at the Spaceport in French Guiana.
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Proba-2 will start journey to Russia soon

July 7th, 2009 by

Proba-2, one of the smallest satellites ESA has ever built for space, is about to leave its Belgian homeland. Its development and testing complete, the satellite is being packed up for the first leg of its journey to orbit – shipment to the Plesetsk launch site in northern Russia.
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James Webb Space Telescope core completes thermal testing

July 7th, 2009 by

Northrop Grumman Corporation has completed testing on a model of the “core” section of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to validate the observatory’s thermal modelling and design.
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