November 6th, 2008 by
Rocket: Proton M/Briz M; Payload: Astra 1M; Date: 5 November 2008, 2044 UTC; Site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The rocket lifted off as planned.
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November 6th, 2008 by
Rocket: Chang Zheng 2D; Payload: Chuang Xin 1-02, Shiyan Weixing 3; Date: 5 November 2008, 0015 UTC; Site: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China. The launch had not been previously announced.
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November 6th, 2008 by
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have announced the date for the next H-IIA launch.
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November 6th, 2008 by
Astra 5A (Sirius 2, GE 1E), which went out of control on 22 October 2008, is reportedly working nominally again.
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November 6th, 2008 by
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation has signed a contract with China Satellite Communications Corporation and China Meteorological Administration for the development and launch of Sinosat-5, Sinosat-6, three FengYun-2 satellites and five Chang Zheng 3A rockets.
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November 6th, 2008 by
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. has filed lawsuits against a group of private investors that in March 2008 agreed to buy the company but later said they they would not close the merger transaction at the price agreed upon.
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November 6th, 2008 by
Hughes Communications, Inc. announced financial results for the quarter ending 30 September 2008.
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November 6th, 2008 by
Astrium’s Skynet 5 satellite design and manufacturing team, led by Patrick Wood, FRAeS, the Skynet 5 Project Director, has received two specialist awards from The Royal Aeronautical Society, UK.
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