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Archive for August 7th, 2007

MDA leaves Earth orbit

August 7th, 2007 by

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. said that its meteorological instrument package is now destined for Mars onboard the Phoenix Lander.
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N-Prime to be stored, launched later

August 7th, 2007 by

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and NASA announced a US$34 million contract modification award with Lockheed Martin. The contract modification establishes a storage date for N-Prime of 7 March 2008, at which time Lockheed Martin will have completed satellite integration and testing.
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Northrop delivers first SBIRS-GEO payload

August 7th, 2007 by

Northrop Grumman Corporation, the payload integrator for the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS), has delivered the first SBIRS geosynchronous orbit (GEO) payload to prime contractor Lockheed Martin for integration into the spacecraft and final system-level testing.
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Indian cryogenic stage tested for eight minutes

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The indigenously developed cryogenic stage, to be used as the upper stage of India’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV), was ground tested for a long duration of eight minutes at Liquid Propulsion test facility at Mahendragiri in Tamil Nadu.
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