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Archive for January 27th, 2016

First Ariane 5 launch of 2016

January 27th, 2016 by

Rocket: Ariane 5 ECA; Payload: Intelsat 29e; Date: 27 January 2016, 2320 UTC; Launch site: Kourou, French Guiana. The satellite was successfully placed into its targeted geostationary transfer orbit 30 minutes after lift-off.

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First Ariane 6 launch of 2016

January 27th, 2016 by

Rocket: Ariane 5 ECA; Payload: Intelsat 29e; Date: 27 January 2016, 2320 UTC; Launch site: Kourou, French Guiana. The satellite was successfully placed into its targeted geostationary transfer orbit 30 minutes after lift-off.

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Delay of the day: GPS IIF-12

January 27th, 2016 by

The launch of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the GPS IIF-12 mission has been delayed to no earlier than 4 February.

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Millennium Space Systems announces launch of ALTAIR-1

January 27th, 2016 by

Millennium Space Systems has inked a contract for launch services with NanoRacks LLC of Webster, Texas, to launch its ALTAIR-1 Pathfinder satellite into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) this summer via cargo resupply to the International Space Station (ISS).

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The Boeing Company (Defense, Space & Security) results Q4 2015

January 27th, 2016 by

The Boeing Company reported financial results for the fourth quarter and the year 2015.

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DigitalGlobe receives early commitments for WorldView-4 capacity

January 27th, 2016 by

DigitalGlobe, Inc. announced its third customer commitment for direct access capacity on the WorldView-4 (aka GeoEye-2) satellite, which is expected to begin commercial operations in early 2017 following its launch in September 2016.

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