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Archive for October 11th, 2017

ULA Atlas V NROL-52 set for no earlier than 14 October

October 11th, 2017 by

The launch of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V carrying the NROL-52 mission is now scheduled for no earlier than Saturday, 14 October.

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Orbital ATK moves launch date for upcoming Minotaur C mission

October 11th, 2017 by

Orbital ATK is requesting a later launch date from the 30th Space Wing at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, to accommodate further verification and routine testing of the company’s Minotaur C rocket.

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Russia may sign 4 commercial Proton contracts in 2019

October 11th, 2017 by

Russia may sign four contracts for international launches of Proton carrier rockets in 2019, acting CEO of the Khrunichev Space Center Alexei Varochko was quoted as saying. Khrunichev is the producer of Proton rockets.

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Eutelsat 172B reaches geostationary orbit in record time

October 11th, 2017 by

The Eutelsat 172B spacecraft, built by Airbus, has reached geostationary orbit, breaking the record for the fastest satellite electric orbit raising (EOR).

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RSC Energia: successful tests of Meteor-M spacecraft

October 11th, 2017 by

RSC Energia said it has performed successful leak tests of the hydrometeorological spacecraft Meteor-M No. 2-1 developed by JSC VNIIEM Corporation.

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Iridium NEXT satellites arrive in orbit and provide telemetry

October 11th, 2017 by

Iridium Communications announced that the third set of 10 Iridium NEXT satellites, launched on 9 October, are functioning nominally and have begun the testing and validation process.

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