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Archive for July 30th, 2019

Russia launches military relay satellite

July 30th, 2019 by

Rocket: Soyuz 2.1-a; Payload: Meridian 8 (Meridian No. 18L); Date: 30 July 2019, 0556 UTC; Launch site: Plesetsk, Russia. The governmental spacecraft was accurately placed on the target orbit. This was the tenth Soyuz family mission in 2019.

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Progress MS-11 de-orbited

July 30th, 2019 by

Russia’s cargo spacecraft Progress MS-11, which separated from the International Space Station earlier on Monday, has been dumped in the southern part of the Pacific Ocean, the press-service of the Central Research Institute of Machine Building TsNIIMash said.

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Cheops passes final review before shipment to launch site

July 30th, 2019 by

The Characterising Exoplanet Satellite, Cheops, has successfully passed the final analysis review for its launch on a Soyuz rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

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Hiber announces first 1U-sized attitude and orbit control system

July 30th, 2019 by

Backed by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Netherlands Space Office via the ARTES programme, HiberDrive is a new 1U-size Attitude and Orbit Control System (AOCS) for CubeSats.

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Intelsat S.A. Results Q2 2019

July 30th, 2019 by

Intelsat S.A. announced financial results for the three and six months ending 30 June 2019.

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