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The launch of NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission scheduled for 11 December has been delayed, United Launch Alliance said.
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Orbital Sciences Corporation announced that Alliant Techsystems and the U.S. Air Force’s Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) successfully ground tested the second stage rocket motor of the company’s Taurus II launch vehicle at AEDC in Tennessee.
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The Astrium-built XMM-Newton X-ray observatory has reached its 10 years mark in space. On 10 December 1999, an Ariane 5 rocket launched the research satellite into space.
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They originated as purely experimental devices, but small satellites are now taking on a growing number of operational roles alongside their full-sized counterparts, ESA said. A conference next year will discuss how the evolution of small satellites is spurring a radical increase in data availability and knowledge-based services.
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Globalstar, Inc. announced it has completed installation of network upgrades designed to enhance the overall customer messaging capacity and the data receiver sensitivity of the Globalstar Simplex data network.
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SES Astra announced that it will offer its satellite-based broadband service Astra2Connect in the Middle East as of next year.
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