February 6th, 2009 by
The launch of the NOAA-N Prime weather satellite for NASA and NOAA aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket has been postponed for an additional 24 hours.
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February 6th, 2009 by
Arianespace’s first Ariane 5 for launch in 2009 is now complete following the full installation of its multi-satellite payload, keeping preparations on schedule for lift-off from the Spaceport in French Guiana on 12 February between 2209 and 2304 UTC.
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February 6th, 2009 by
Gazprom Space Systems and Thales Alenia Space have signed the contract for manufacturing and delivering two Yamal-400 new generation communications satellites.
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February 6th, 2009 by
The Ciel Satellite Group announced that its first communications satellite, Ciel-2, has completed all in-orbit testing and has now entered commercial service at 129 degrees West.
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February 6th, 2009 by
COM DEV International Ltd. announced that it has been awarded a C$5.4 million contract to begin work on Phase B of the Canadian Space Agency’s Radarsat Constellation Mission (RCM).
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February 6th, 2009 by
GeoEye, Inc. announced the start of commercial operations for its new GeoEye-1 Earth-imaging satellite.
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February 6th, 2009 by
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said it has re-ignited the ion engine of its Hayabusa asteroid sample return probe.
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