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Archive for January, 2009

Russia launches solar research satellite

January 31st, 2009 by

Rocket: Tsiklon 3; Payload: Koronas-Foton; Date: 30 January 2009, 1330 UTC; Site: Plesetsk, Russia. The successful launch was the first flight of a large Russian science mission in more than four years, and the last of a Tsiklon 3.
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ATK simulates, tests Ares I-X separation event

January 31st, 2009 by

ATK successfully conducted a full-scale separation test of the forward skirt extension for the Ares I-X flight test at its facility in Promontory, Utah/USA.
Other Posts:IBEX moves to VandenbergSpaceX successfully completes Falcon 9 / Dragon CSRYES3 call for proposalsSecond Falcon 1 launch now scheduled for MarchDawn pre-launch detailsHubble camera has full voltage againRaytheon Names Space And Airborne Systems Vice PresidentAtlantis rollout delayed, launch date unchanged

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Teledyne Brown ships first major hardware for Ares I-X

January 31st, 2009 by

Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc. (TBE) announced that the company will ship the Ares I-X Roll Control System Module (RoCSM) to the Kennedy Space Center.
Other Posts:SpaceDev and SEI win Asteroid mission design contestAnomaly I: Falcon 1 launch pushed back to FebruaryU.S. Performance Boosts Pace ProfitsHybrid Internet services planned for rural CanadaEMS Completes Sale Of Wireless Division To AndrewTHEOS launch slips to next yearEchoStar spin-off effective 1 JanuaryIntelsat Rumored To Be For Sale

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Alliant Techsystems, Inc. (Space Systems) results Q3 FY 2009

January 31st, 2009 by

Alliant Techsystems reported financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2009.
Other Posts:IGC Teams With Thrane & Thrane To Offer Combined Iridium/Inmarsat SystemSpaceX to operate at Cape CanaveralGovernment still represents more than half of new satellite businessGlobeCast Completes Florida MoveIntelsat and SintelsatRussia agrees to launch SumbandilaSat – reportMercury to provide platform for ground-based satellite beamformingPublic-Private Partnerships Makes High-Resolution Satellite Imagery Available To Universities

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Russian pay TV operator takes second Eurobird transponder

January 31st, 2009 by

Russian pay-TV operator National Satellite Company is complementing and expanding its offer with a new package called Platforma DV of 20 Standard Digital channels.
Other Posts:Apposite Technologies Announces Gigabit-Speed WAN EmulatorContact with XMM-Newton lostU.S. spy satellite to crash back to Earth within weeksOrbital Sciences Corporation results 2006Study: Communications Satellite Market Growing While U.S. Manufacturing Share SlipsIce Broadband Acquires Satellite Broadband ProviderNigeriasat-2 to be launched in 2008Leica Geosystems, Locata Sign Cooperation Agreement

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Delay of the day: Koronas Foton

January 30th, 2009 by

The launch of a Tsiklon-3 rocket with the Koronas Foton satellite on board was postponed indefinitely.

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Stranded satellite finally reaches geosynchronous orbit

January 30th, 2009 by

AMC-14, which had stranded in transfer orbit after a launch failure in March 2008, has finally reached geosynchronous orbit using its on-board thrusters. It is currently located at around 35 degrees East, with an inclination of more than 13 degrees, according to 27 January tracking data.

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SBIRS GEO-1 completes Baseline Integrated System Test

January 30th, 2009 by

The first Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous orbit (GEO-1) satellite, built by a Lockheed Martin team for the U.S. Air Force, has successfully completed a major test utilising new flight software.

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