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Archive for October 3rd, 2009

Update: Ariane 5 launches Spanish, German satellites

October 3rd, 2009 by

After lifting off from the Spaceport in French Guiana, Ariane 5 injected its two payloads, Amazonas-2 and SATCOMBw-2a, into highly accurate orbits.

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Second test firing of Angara rocket module

October 3rd, 2009 by

On 1 October another test firing of the Universal Rocket Module (URM)-1 for Russia’s Angara family of launch vehicles – currently under development – took place at the Rocket & Space Industry Research & Testing Center near Moscow.

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Faulty gyros cause latest SBIRS-High delay

October 3rd, 2009 by

Delivery and launch of the first satellite of the Space-Based Infrared System-High early warning system, made by Lockheed Martin, has slipped another year.

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Femtoseconds lasers help formation flying in space

October 3rd, 2009 by

The UK’s National Physical Laboratory (NPL) said it has helped to establish that femtosecond comb lasers can provide accurate measurement of absolute distance in formation flying space missions.

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