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Archive for May 9th, 2016

New Chinese rocket on its way to Hainan launch site

May 9th, 2016 by

China’s new-generation Chang Zheng-7 rocket departed for its launch base in Hainan on Sunday from north China’s port of Tianjin.

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Orbital ATK completes installation of solid rocket motor for upcoming ground test

May 9th, 2016 by

Orbital ATK has completed installing the second Space Launch System (SLS) booster qualification motor, QM-2, in a specialised test stand in Utah in preparation for a static-fire test on 28 June. The first qualification motor, QM-1, completed a successful test last spring.

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JCSAT-14 began post-launch manoeuvres according to plan

May 9th, 2016 by

Space Systems Loral (SSL) announced that the JCSAT-14 satellite, which it designed and built for Sky Perfect JSAT Corporation (Sky Perfect JSAT), has successfully performed post-launch manoeuvres according to plan.

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