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Archive for January 10th, 2009

ULA to launch new spy satellite aboard Atlas V

January 10th, 2009 by

United Launch Alliance was awarded a US$96 million contract to launch an Atlas 5 rocket for a future mission to carry a spy satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base.

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Hotbird 10 is delivered for its February lift-off

January 10th, 2009 by

The Hotbird 10 satellite for Arianespace’s initial Ariane 5 mission of 2009 was delivered to French Guiana, arriving aboard a chartered cargo jetliner that completed its transatlantic trip from Europe.

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Boeing gets the green light for construction of sixth WGS satellite

January 10th, 2009 by

The U.S. Air Force Space Command’s Space and Missile Systems Center, Military Satellite Communications Systems Wing has authorised Boeing US$234 million to begin production of the sixth Wideband Global SATCOM Satellite.

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Astrotech to process two GOES satellites

January 10th, 2009 by

Spacehab Inc. announced that its Astrotech subsidiary was awarded two contracts totalling US$3.2 million from United Launch Alliance (ULA) in support of the ground processing of Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites, GOES O and GOES P.

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