Satellite News

Nigerian and Chinese officials have reportedly opened talks on a replacement satellite for NigComSat 1, a Nigerian newspaper reported.
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Recent observations suggest that the failed DSP 23 early warning satellite may actually be completely dead. In related news, one affected satellite operator said the U.S. military did not warn it when the defunct spacecraft approached its own satellite.
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The launch of an Ariane 5 with two telecoms satellites from the Kourou space centre in French Guiana has been moved to 20 December UTC.
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South Korea’s ambitious plans to build its own rocket, the Korea Space Launch Vehicle 2 (KSLV 2), have been dealt a serious blow that is expected to delay the project significantly, several papers report.
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The launch of Ciel II is on schedule for 10 December at 1343 UTC aboard the International Launch Services’ ProtonM/Briz M rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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The Progress M-65 cargo spacecraft, which undocked from the International Space Station on 17 September and served as a temporary space lab, has crashed into the Pacific Ocean as planned.
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The Arab Radio and Television (ART) Network has renewed for a further 12 years its capacity lease on the Hotbird 8 satellite operated by Eutelsat Communications.
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Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) has changed its name to SkyTerra.
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