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Archive for March 27th, 2014

Angara maiden flight expected this year

March 27th, 2014 by

Preparations are underway for flight tests of the Angara Space Launch System at the Plesetsk Launch Base, Arkhangelsk Region, Russia.

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Loutch 5V (5B) and KazSat 3 delivered to Baikonur

March 27th, 2014 by

The Russian Loutch 5V (5B) spacecraft and Kazakhstan’s KazSat 3 communications satellite were delivered to the Baikonur launch base on Monday, 24 March to be processed for a dual launch. Built by Reshetnev ISS, both satellites are to be launched by a Proton M/Briz M launch vehicle.

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Orbital begins production of 81 satellites for Iridium NEXT

March 27th, 2014 by

Orbital Sciences Corporation announced that it has started production of 81 satellites for the Iridium NEXT programme as part of a contract between Orbital and Iridium’s prime contractor, French-Italian aerospace company Thales Alenia Space.

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CYGNSS mission passes major review milestone

March 27th, 2014 by

NASA has given a preliminary go-ahead to the Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) to proceed with instrument development, vehicle construction and eventual launch of the hurricane-studying mission’s eight microsatellites.

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User testing begins on third AEHF satellite

March 27th, 2014 by

The third Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite has begun transmitting using its protected communications payload, joining two other satellites undergoing system test in orbit with a suite of user terminals. AEHF satellites are produced by Lockheed Martin for the U.S. Air Force.

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New Galileo station opens in Azores

March 27th, 2014 by

The latest addition to Galileo’s world-wide ground infrastructure has been made in the mid-Atlantic, on Portugal’s Santa Maria island in the Azores.

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