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Archive for February 3rd, 2015

Vega receives the Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle payload

February 3rd, 2015 by

The fourth Vega has completed its build-up at the Spaceport in French Guiana, preparing this lightweight member of Arianespace’s launcher family for final checkout ahead of its 11 February lift-off with the European Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle (IXV) spaceplane.

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Millennium Space Systems granted exclusive license from NASA

February 3rd, 2015 by

Millennium Space Systems announced that it has finalised an exclusive production license for the patented “Demisable Integrated Reaction Wheel Assembly” (DIRWA) from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.

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Turksat selects Hughes JUPITER technology

February 3rd, 2015 by

Hughes Europe, the European operating and sales unit of Hughes Network Systems, LLC, announced that Turksat has selected Hughes’ JUPITER high-throughput (HTS) satellite ground system to enhance Turksat’s satellite services across Turkey and neighbouring countries in Europe and the Middle East.

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