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Archive for November, 2008

Next U.S. spy satellite launch further delayed

November 25th, 2008 by

The long-delayed launch of the United States’ next classified military satellite has been rescheduled again.

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Successful Falcon 9 test confuses local residents

November 25th, 2008 by

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) successfully conducted a full mission-length firing of its Falcon 9 launch vehicle’s first stage at its McGregor Test Facility in Texas, on 22 November. Not everybody was as enthusiastic about it as the company, though.

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Integral Systems Europe to support EUMETSAT’s Polar MCS

November 25th, 2008 by

Integral Systems Europe (ISE), a wholly owned subsidiary of Integral Systems, Inc. , announced that it has signed a yearly renewable contract to support the Polar Mission Control System (MCS) over the next 15 years with the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT).

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NASA prepares for Juno mission

November 25th, 2008 by

NASA said it was officially moving forward on a mission to conduct an unprecedented, in-depth study of Jupiter. Called Juno, the mission will be the first in which a spacecraft is placed in a highly elliptical polar orbit around the giant planet to understand its formation, evolution and structure.

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Insurers to pay US$144 million for failed NigComSat 1 — report

November 25th, 2008 by

Insurers providing cover for the failed NigComSat 1 may pay as much as NGN17 billion (US$144 million) in claims, the Daily Independent reports.

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Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. results Q3 2008

November 25th, 2008 by

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. reported its results for the third quarter ending 30 September 2008.

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ATK’s EO-1 satellite far exceeds design and mission life

November 25th, 2008 by

NASA’s Earth Observer-1 (EO-1) has reached its eighth anniversary on orbit. The EO-1 satellite, launched on 21 November 2000 had an initial design and mission life of one year, but has continued successful operations for more than seven years past the initial mission.

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Sea Launch partners with Intelsat on multi-launch agreement

November 22nd, 2008 by

Sea Launch and Intelsat have signed a multiple launch services contract for five missions on the Sea Launch system, scheduled for execution beginning in late 2010 through 2012.

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