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Archive for January 11th, 2017

Delay of the day: SS-520

January 11th, 2017 by

JAXA has postponed the launch of a mini rocket that will put a satellite into space because of strong wind, an agency spokeswoman said.

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WGS-9 arrives at launch site

January 11th, 2017 by

The U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center sponsored ninth Wideband Global SATCOM spacecraft has arrived at Titusville-Cocoa Airport, Florida. WGS-9 will provide additional communications capabilities to both U.S. forces and international partners.

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SBIRS GEO Flight 3 encapsulated for launch

January 11th, 2017 by

The U.S. Air Force’s next Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) satellite, built by Lockheed Martin, was encapsulated on 7 January at Cape Canaveral, Florida, where it will launch on 20 January (UTC) aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket.

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Bangabandhu Satellite-1 programme passes CDR

January 11th, 2017 by

The Bangabandhu programme has started the production phase with the integration of the communications module in Thales Alenia Space plant in Toulouse and the service module in Cannes, with the mating set for March 2017. At the same time, the ground team is kicking off factory acceptance tests and starting local work on the installation of ground antennas.

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Construction of two new Ekspress satellites has started

January 11th, 2017 by

Information Satellite Systems – Reshetnev Company has begun building the new telecommunications satellites Ekspress-80 and Ekspress-103.

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