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Archive for May 8th, 2013

ATV ‘Albert Einstein’ fuelled

May 8th, 2013 by

Fuelling has been completed at the Spaceport in French Guiana for Europe’s fourth Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), readying it for a planned June launch with Arianespace’s workhorse Ariane 5 on an International Space Station servicing mission.

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Biomass to become ESA’s next Earth Explorer satellite

May 8th, 2013 by

ESA’s Earth Observation Programme Board has selected ‘Biomass’ to become the seventh Earth Explorer mission. The satellite aims to map and monitor one of Earth’s most precious resources.

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Telesat’s new Anik G1 satellite begins commercial service

May 8th, 2013 by

Telesat announced the start of commercial service on its new Anik G1 satellite.

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MDA to provide advanced technology solutions for EDRS

May 8th, 2013 by

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. has signed a contract worth several million dollars to provide Tesat-Spacecom GmbH and Co. KG with advanced technology solutions to be integrated into the European Data Relay Satellite (EDRS) system.

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KazSat 3 to be launched next year

May 8th, 2013 by

Kazakhstan will launch its third KazSat satellite in 2014, which is to offer telecommunication services to neighbouring countries.

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