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Archive for November 15th, 2013

Air Force Minotaur rocket launching from Virginia on 20 November

November 15th, 2013 by

A United States Air Force Minotaur I rocket is scheduled to lift-off at 0030 UTC on 20 November from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport’s Pad-0B at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

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Briz M delivered to Baikonur for Inmarsat 5F-1 launch

November 15th, 2013 by

The Briz M upper stage designated to the Proton launch vehicle that will be used to loft Inmarsat 5F-1 for Inmarsat was delivered today to the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

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Russia to ban RSCC from ordering non-Russian satellites?

November 15th, 2013 by

The new head of Russia’s federal space agency Roskosmos has requested that the country no longer buy telecommunications satellites from abroad because that money should go to the domestic industry,the Kommersant daily reported.

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Internet Solutions confirms Avanti satellite for services

November 15th, 2013 by

Avanti has signed a multiyear contract for over 56 Mb of managed capacity on its HYLAS 2 satellite with Internet Solutions (IS), a division of Dimension Data, South Africa.

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Cyfrowy Polsat expands at Eutelsat’s Hotbird neighbourhood

November 15th, 2013 by

Eutelsat Communications and Cyfrowy Polsat announced a new contract for additional capacity at Eutelsat’s Hotbird video neighbourhood and a multi-year agreement to extend the lease of existing capacity.

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