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Archive for January 25th, 2013

Globalstar launch date confirmed

January 25th, 2013 by

Globalstar, Inc. announced that its fourth launch of six second generation satellites has been confirmed for 5 February 2013 at 1620 UTC.

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Ball Aerospace completes final phase of manufacturing expansion

January 25th, 2013 by

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. celebrated the completion of a US$75 million satellite manufacturing centre that more than doubles current spacecraft production capability.

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NASA’s TDRS-6, built by Northrop Grumman, marks 20 years on orbit

January 25th, 2013 by

The sixth Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS), built for NASA by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC), marked 20 years of successful on-orbit performance 13 January surpassing its design life by a decade.

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Orbital-built SORCE heliophysics science satellite celebrates ten years in orbit

January 25th, 2013 by

Orbital Sciences Corporation announced that the company is celebrating the tenth anniversary of the launch and successful operation of the company-built Solar and Radiation Climate Experiment (SORCE) satellite.

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