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Archive for March 7th, 2016

India to launch sixth navsat on 10 March

March 7th, 2016 by

India is slated to put into orbit its sixth navigation satellite on 10 March, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced.

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ILS to launch Inmarsat satellite – but which?

March 7th, 2016 by

International Launch Services and Inmarsat have agreed to a future launch of an Inmarsat satellite on board an ILS Proton from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Further details were not disclosed.

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Aerojet Rocketdyne tests complex 3-D printed injector RL10 engine

March 7th, 2016 by

Aerojet Rocketdyne said it has completed a series of successful hot-fire tests of its RL10 upper-stage rocket engine. The RL10 development engine, dubbed XR708, included a core main injector built using additive manufacturing technology, often referred to as 3-D printing.

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Eutelsat 65 West A pre-launch details

March 7th, 2016 by

Arianespace’s second launch of the year will orbit the Eutelsat 65 West A satellite for the international operator Eutelsat Communications. Lift-off is scheduled for 9 March, as early as possible in a three-hour launch window that opens at 0520 UTC.

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AVIO: propulsion module completed for the EDRS-C satellite

March 7th, 2016 by

Avio has completed and delivered the CPPS (Chemical Propulsion Subsystem) for the EDRS-C geostationary satellite. A commission including OHB, the prime contractor of the satellite, ESA (European Space Agency) and Airbus DS, both end customers, controlled the conformity of the propulsion module and authorised its shipment.

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ABS gets the green light for operations in Brazil

March 7th, 2016 by

Asia Broadcast Satellite announced it has been granted landing rights from the Brazilian National Telecommunications Agency (ANATEL) to operate its first satellite in Brazil, ABS-3A, in both C and Ku-bands.

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Hughes announces enhancements to JUPITER System

March 7th, 2016 by

Hughes Network Systems, LLC announced a major software upgrade that adds significant capabilities to its JUPITER high-throughput satellite (HTS) networking solution. These new capabilities extend the range of applications that operators can offer customers and maximise the economic potential of HTS satellite capacity, Hughes said.

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Intelsat, L-3 demo automatic beam switching for UAS on Intelsat EpicNG

March 7th, 2016 by

Intelsat General Corporation (IGC) and L-3 Communication Systems-West (L-3 CS-West) announced the successful demonstration of new automatic beam switching technology that enables Unmanned Airborne Systems (UAS) fitted with L-3 CS-West satellite communications packages to operate on Intelsat’s high-throughput satellite (HTS) platform, Intelsat EpicNG.

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