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10 more Iridium NEXT satellites in orbit

June 26th, 2017 by

Rocket: Falcon 9; Payload: 10 Iridium NEXT satellites; Date: 25 June 2017, 2025 UTC; Launch site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, USA. The satellites were deployed into low-Earth orbit approximately one hour after lift-off.

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Update: First Bulgarian comsat launched by Falcon 9

June 26th, 2017 by

Space Systems Loral (SSL) announced that the BulgariaSat-1 satellite, designed and built for Bulgaria Sat, an affiliate of Bulsatcom, is successfully performing post-launch manoeuvres according to plan.

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Hellas Sat 3-Inmarsat S EAN/GSAT-17 pre-launch details

June 26th, 2017 by

Arianespace’s fourth heavy-lift Ariane 5 to take flight in 2017 is “go” for its lift-off from the Spaceport in French Guiana on 28 June between 2059 and 2216 UTC.

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Second GPS III satellite assembled, ready to begin testing

June 26th, 2017 by

Lockheed Martin said the company’s second GPS III satellite, and the third satellite is close behind, having just received its navigation payload.

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