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Archive for November 21st, 2007

Antrix takes ProtoStar capacity

November 21st, 2007 by

ProtoStar Ltd. and Antrix, the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), announced an agreement to jointly provide 216 MHz of interim satellite capacity to support the expanding direct-to-home (DTH) television demand in India. In related news, ProtoStar for the first time also gave a launch date for its second planned satellite — surprisingly a Boeing 601HP model.

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Raytheon completes GAGAN tests

November 21st, 2007 by

Raytheon Company successfully completed the final system acceptance test to augment standard Global Positioning System signals over India.

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Spacehab completes ARCTUS Systems Requirements Review

November 21st, 2007 by

Spacehab, Incorporated announced that in accordance with the milestone requirements of its Space Act Agreement (SAA) with NASA, the company hosted a formal Systems Requirements Review of its Advanced Research and Conventional Technology Utilisation Spacecraft (ARCTUS) recently at its Houston Headquarters facility.

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Chinese moon orbiter starts observations

November 21st, 2007 by

Chang’e I has started scientific observation of the moon, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said.

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Propulsion module for second AEHF satellite delivered

November 21st, 2007 by

Lockheed Martin has delivered the core propulsion module for the second satellite in the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications system.

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Still no go for Sea Launch

November 21st, 2007 by

Weather conditions once more have delayed the launch of the Thuraya 3 phone satellite aboard a Zenit 3SL.

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