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Test launches of Russia’s new Angara rocket are to start in 2013, according to Vladimir Nesterov, head of the Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center.
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ISS-Reshetnev has conducted initial tests of an experimental qualification model (EQM) of the Kosmos-SKh remote sensing satellite, the company said.
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The Scientific and Technical Council of ISS-Reshetnev held an extended meeting to discuss the work schedule for the Gonets-D1M global personal communications satellite system.
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On 12 July the European Satellite Services Provider (ESSP SAS) received a certificate of Air Navigation Service Provider according to the Single European Sky Regulation 2096/2005.
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ESA’s pioneering Cluster mission is celebrating its 10th anniversary. During the past decade, Cluster’s four satellites have provided extraordinary insights into the largely invisible interaction between the Sun and Earth, the agency said.
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