Satellite News

The launch of a Zenit-3SLB rocket with the Israeli communications satellite Amos-3 on board from Baikonur has been postponed to Monday, 28 April at 0500 UTC, a Russian space agency spokesman said.
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Northrop Grumman Corporation reported first quarter 2008 financial results.
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Boeing said it has finished installing the hardware for its Space Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) system’s Satellite Operations Center (SOC). The SOC now has the necessary security certification to allow the SBSS programme to begin integrated testing.
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NASA’s Ames Research Center and m2mi Corp. will work together to develop a nanosatellite constellation under a cooperative research and development agreement.
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India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C9, is scheduled to carry the country’s latest Remote Sensing satellite, Cartosat-2A, along with Indian Mini Satellite (IMS-1) and eight nanosatellites from other countries at 0353 UTC on 28 April 2008 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota.
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The GIOVE-B navigation satellite has received unconditional clearance for launch. The Soyuz launch vehicle with the satellite on board has already taken up its final launch position at Baikonur Cosmodrome.
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Spacecom announced a postponement in the launch of the Amos-3 satellite aboard a Zenit-3SLB from Baikonur.
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Khrunichev Space Center and its partner International Launch Services announced a broad-based quality initiative for Khrunichev and all of its subcontractors.
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