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Archive for January 7th, 2014

Update: Falcon 9 lifts off with Thaicom 6

January 7th, 2014 by

Orbital Sciences Corporation announced the Thaicom 6 communications satellite, built by the company for Thaicom Plc., was successfully launched into orbit yesterday aboard a Space Exploration Technologies Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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Antares launch set for 8 January

January 7th, 2014 by

Orbital and NASA conducted the Antares Launch Readiness Review (LRR) at the Wallops Flight Facility, resulting in a determination to move forward with the launch tomorrow, 8 January contingent upon successfully completing several outstanding testing actions and data reviews.

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Sea Launch on track for April 2014 launch

January 7th, 2014 by

Sea Launch AG, through Energia Logistics Ltd., has conducted a Hardware Acceptance Review of the Zenit-2S launch vehicle to be utilised in support of the Eutelsat 3B mission.

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Arianespace aims at new record in 2014

January 7th, 2014 by

Arianespace said it is gearing up to beat its record for the number of launches during a year in 2014.

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Boeing completes first 702HP satellite for Government of Mexico

January 7th, 2014 by

Boeing has completed the first of two 702HP (high power) geomobile satellites, Centenario, for Mexico’s new Mexsat end-to-end satellite communications system. Mexsat will provide enhanced social communications to the people of Mexico, as well as capability for military, civil and humanitarian needs.

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MDA to provide subsystems for EDRS-C telecommunication satellite

January 7th, 2014 by

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. has signed a contract in excess of C$4 million to provide OHB System AG with satellite communication electronics to be integrated into the EDRS-C telecommunication satellite as part of the European Data Relay Satellite (EDRS) system.

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