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Archive for July 10th, 2018

Progress launch sets new record for express delivery to ISS

July 10th, 2018 by

Rocket: Soyuz 2.1a; Payload: Progress MS-09; Date: 9 July 2018, 2151 UTC; Launch site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The Progress cargo spacecraft docked to the International Space Station (ISS) less than four hours after lift-off, completing this fast-track orbital rendezvous attempt for the first time.

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Chinese navigation satellite deployed by Chang Zheng rocket

July 10th, 2018 by

Rocket: Chang Zheng 3A; Payload: Beidou 2-G8 [?]; Date: 9 July 2018, 2058 UTC; Launch site: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China. The navigation satellite was placed in a geostationary transfer orbit.

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Private Chinese company plans rocket launch in 2020

July 10th, 2018 by

Beijing-based space launch company LandSpace recently revealed that its Suzaku No. 2, the largest privately-owned rocket developed in the country so far, will be launched in 2020.

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Delay of the day: Falcon 9/Iridium-7

July 10th, 2018 by

Iridium Communications Inc. announced an updated launch date for the seventh Iridium NEXT launch.

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Aerojet Rocketdyne demos 24-hour turnaround of AR-22 engine

July 10th, 2018 by

Aerojet Rocketdyne successfully fired its AR-22 booster rocket engine 10 times in 240 hours at NASA Stennis Space Center, demonstrating the feasibility of rapidly recycling the engine to enable a reusable launch vehicle capable of high-tempo, aircraft-like flight operations.

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ICESat-2 lasers pass final ground test

July 10th, 2018 by

ICESat-2 engineers at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California successfully finished the final ground-based test of the lasers, which are part of the satellite’s sole instrument called the Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System (ATLAS). ICESat-2 is scheduled to launch from Vandenberg on 12 September 2018.

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Telesat to collaborate with GD-MS in developing LEO user terminals

July 10th, 2018 by

Telesat announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with General Dynamics Mission Systems under which the companies will co-operate in developing user terminals for customers who choose to make Telesat LEO a core component in their communications infrastructure.

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Hispasat and LeoSat sign strategic investment agreement

July 10th, 2018 by

LeoSat Enterprises, which is launching a constellation of low-earth-orbit communications satellites, has entered into an agreement with Hispasat to invest in LeoSat, both companies announced.

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