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Archive for January 5th, 2008

Orbcomm’s subscriber base grew 56 percent last year

January 5th, 2008 by

Orbcomm Inc. announced net additions of more than 126,000 billable subscriber communicators for 2007, within the range of its full year guidance.

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Shielding GPS antennas from space radiation

January 5th, 2008 by

In the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Swarm mission in 2010, GPS antennas will measure the Earth’s magnetic field with extreme accuracy. Two antennas will be placed on each satellite. The position of the antennas is particularly important because it has a significant impact on the efficiency and accuracy of the measurements.

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Russian satellite launch manifest 2008

January 5th, 2008 by

Russia plans to launch 15 (non-military) satellites in 2008, the Federal Space Agency (Roskosmos) said according to Interfax.

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Contact lost with Arirang 1

January 5th, 2008 by

The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) said that it has lost communication with the country’s first multipurpose satellite, Arirang 1, on 30 December.

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No word yet on RASCOM problem

January 5th, 2008 by

Satellite operator RASCOMSTAR QAF is still waiting for details regarding the helium leak aboard its recently launched RASCOM-QAF1 spacecraft, African Press Agency (APA) reported.

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