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Archive for March 15th, 2016

China to commercialise Kuaizhou-11 small rocket

March 15th, 2016 by

China plans to set up a commercial rocket-launch company in view of the market’s potential, Xinhua news agency reported.

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Delay of the day: SpaceX CRS 8

March 15th, 2016 by

The launch of a Dragon cargo vessel aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 to the International Space Station has been postponed until April, Administrator of U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Charles Bolden said.

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Resurs P3: Solar array deployment problem confirmed

March 15th, 2016 by

A solar panel on the Russian satellite Resurs P3 has unfolded only partially after the spacecraft reached its orbit but its systems are receiving sufficient power supply, State Space Corporation Roskosmos said.

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North Korea’s latest satellite appears to be stable

March 15th, 2016 by

North Korea’s Kwangmyongsong-4 satellite has apparently been stabilised and is no longer tumbling.

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ESA agreement with NOAA and USGS for Sentinel satellite data

March 15th, 2016 by

ESA has agreed with NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to make data available to them from the European Sentinel satellites.

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