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Archive for May 21st, 2015

Dragon returned to Earth

May 21st, 2015 by

SpaceX’s Dragon cargo craft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 1642 UTC, about 250 km southwest of Long Beach, California, marking the end of the company’s sixth contracted cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station.

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DiecTV 15/SkyM-1 pre-launch details

May 21st, 2015 by

On its fourth launch of the year and second with the Ariane 5 heavy launcher, Arianespace will orbit two direct-to-home (DTH) TV broadcast satellites: DirecTV 15, the most powerful direct TV broadcast satellite in the United States For DirecTV; and SkyM-1 for Sky Mexico. Lift-off is planned between 2116 and 2240 UTC on 27 May.

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NOAA’s GOES-R satellite begins environmental testing

May 21st, 2015 by

The GOES-R weather satellite, slated to launch in 2016, is ready for environmental testing.

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