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Archive for May 6th, 2013

Arianespace Flight VV02 scheduled for 7 May

May 6th, 2013 by

Given the weather conditions over the Guiana Space Center, the European Space Agency (ESA) and Arianespace have decided to restart the countdown for Vega Flight VV02.

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Delay of the day: Antares/Cygnus demo

May 6th, 2013 by

With the Antares test flight successfully completed, Orbital’s Antares and Cygnus teams are now focused on the demonstration mission to the International Space Station (ISS), the final milestone in the COTS joint programme with NASA. Orbital currently expects to be ready to carry out the Demonstration Mission in August, previously planned for mid-year.

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Nepal plans satellite for its slot

May 6th, 2013 by

Nepal has formed a committee to study the feasibility of launching its first satellite to an orbital slot provided by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) decades ago.

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MELCO, SSL and TAS in Brazilian satellite tender

May 6th, 2013 by

Brazilian telecommunications company Telebras has selected three firms to participate in a tender to build a new dual-use communications satellite.

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Astrium adds Yahsat’s military Ka-band to its offering to the U.S. Government

May 6th, 2013 by

Astrium Americas announced that its subsidiary, Astrium Services Government, Inc., will offer UAE-owned Yahsat Military Ka-band service to the U.S. government.

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