All shook up
July 17th, 2008 by
“This is my first launch as president. My knees are still shaking.” — Kjell Karlsen, newly appointed president and general manager of Sea Launch, after the EchoStar XI launch
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Archive for July 17th, 2008
SES Astra has first customer for new orbital slot
July 17th, 2008 by
SES Astra has signed a long-term agreement with a company representing the independent German cable operators to transmit digital Free-to-Air TV to their networks.
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Another LM-7000 falls silent
July 17th, 2008 by
DISH Network Corporation said in a filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission that its EchoStar 2 satellite has failed.
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Eleventh EchoStar in orbit
July 17th, 2008 by
Rocket: Zenit 3SL/Block DM-SL; Payload: EchoStar XI; Date: 16 July 2008, 0521 UTC; Site: Odyssey Launch Platform, positioned on the equator at 154 degrees West longitude in the Pacific Ocean. One hour after lift-off, the Block DM-SL upper stage inserted the satellite into geosynchronous transfer orbit.
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