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Archive for July, 2018

China launches high-resolution Earth observation satellite

July 31st, 2018 by

Rocket: Chang Zheng 4B; Payload: Gaofen-11; Date: 31 July 2018, 0300 UTC;Launch site: Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China.

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NASA certifies Russia’s RD-180 rocket engines for manned flights

July 31st, 2018 by

NASA and the U.S. Air Force have certified Russia’s RD-180 engines for Atlas V carrier rockets to used for manned spaceflight by U.S. astronauts, Igor Arbuzov, director general of Russia’s major rocket engine manufacturer JSC NPO Energomash, was quoted as saying.

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Cygnus concludes 9th cargo supply mission to ISS

July 31st, 2018 by

Northrop Grumman Corporation announced that its “S.S. J.R. Thompson” Cygnus spacecraft successfully completed its ninth cargo supply mission to the International Space Station under NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-1) contract.

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Intelsat S.A. results Q2 2018

July 31st, 2018 by

Intelsat S.A. announced financial results for the three months ending 30 June 2018.

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Iridium Communications Inc. results Q2 2018

July 31st, 2018 by

Iridium Communications Inc. reported financial results for the second quarter of 2018.

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Media Group Ukraine partners with Eutelsat to broadcast its “Xtra TV” television platform

July 31st, 2018 by

Eutelsat Communications has signed a multi-year, multi-transponder contract with Media Group Ukraine for broadcasting services on its Eutelsat 9B satellite.

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Seventh set of Iridium NEXT satellites performing well

July 30th, 2018 by

Iridium Communications Inc. announced that the 10 Iridium NEXT satellites launched on 25 July by SpaceX are functioning nominally and have begun the testing and validation process.

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TAS, Maxar to develop Telesat’s LEO constellation

July 30th, 2018 by

Telesat announced that, following a highly rigorous process involving leading satellite manufacturing companies, it has entered into a contract with the consortium of Thales Alenia Space and Maxar Technologies, the owner of SSL, to further develop system designs for Telesat’s LEO constellation.

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