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The first critical orbit-raising manoeuvre on INSAT-4B was successfully conducted with the firing of the 440 Newton Liquid Apogee Motor (LAM) on board for 93 minutes by commanding the satellite from Master Control Facility (MCF) at Hassan in Karnataka, India.
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March 13th, 2007 by
Telesat has signed a consulting contract with the Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO), Pakistan’s national space agency.
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March 13th, 2007 by
According to the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roskosmos), the explosion of a Zenit-3SL in late January was caused by poor workmanship that led to an engine failure.
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March 13th, 2007 by
End II End Communications has appointed Tariq Bhatty as regional…
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In its newly released, 2007 edition of the “World Market Survey of Satellites to be Built & Launched by 2016 (11th edition),” Euroconsult expects governments around the world to launch a total of 616 satellites…
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March 13th, 2007 by
As part of an in-theater, urgent operational requirement program, QinetiQ integrated in less than 12 weeks’ time a civil satellite communications system into British…
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Harris Corp., an international communications and information technology company, has been awarded a contract by Alcatel Alenia Space, Harris announced…
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The European Space Agency (ESA) has given an update on the CryoSat-2 mission. ESA has reported that by the end of the year, CryoSat-2 will be almost fully assembled. Richard Francis…
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