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Archive for January 25th, 2016

Delay of the day: Sentinel 3A (again)

January 25th, 2016 by

Eurockot announced that a delay in launch system infrastructure certification calls for a pause of activities in the Sentinel 3A launch campaign.

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2nd Ariane 5 for launch this year begins assembly

January 25th, 2016 by

The second Ariane 5 for launch by Arianespace in 2016 has begun taking shape at French Guiana, as build-up of the heavy-lift vehicle is now underway in the Spaceport’s Launcher Integration Building.

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SpaceX Falcon 9 Upgrade certified for National Security Space launches

January 25th, 2016 by

Lt. Gen. Samuel Greaves, U.S. Air Force Program Executive Officer for Space and Space and Missile Systems Center commander, updated the certified baseline configuration of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Launch System to Falcon 9 Upgrade, for use in National Security Space (NSS) missions. The baseline configuration of the Falcon 9 Launch System was updated to the Falcon 9 Upgrade on 25 January.

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Update: Eutelsat-9B/EDRS-A pre-launch details

January 25th, 2016 by

A Proton M launch vehicle, utilising a 5-burn Briz M mission design, will lift off from Pad 39 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, with the Eutelsat 9B satellite on board at 2220:09 UTC on 29 January 2016 (delayed from 27 January).

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Telenor Satellite Broadcasting becomes Telenor Satellite

January 25th, 2016 by

Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) announced that it is changing its name to Telenor Satellite.

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