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Archive for January 6th, 2017

First launch in 2017: another Chinese mystery satellite

January 6th, 2017 by

Rocket: Chang Zheng 3B; Payload: TJS-2 [TXJSSY-2]; Date: 6 January 2017, 1518 UTC; Launch site: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China. The satellite was deployed into a 204 km x 35,809 km x 27.5 degrees geostationary transfer orbit.

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Delay of the day: Falcon 9/Iridium Next

January 6th, 2017 by

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued SpaceX a license for its upcoming launch of 10 Iridium Next satellites aboard a Falcon 9, which is now set for 9 January.

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SSL to provide spacecraft for NASA asteroid exploration mission

January 6th, 2017 by

Space Systems Loral announced that it will provide a spacecraft platform for a NASA Discovery Mission to explore the metallic asteroid 16 Psyche.

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