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Archive for November 26th, 2010

Ariane 5 launches Intelsat 17 and HYLAS 1

November 26th, 2010 by

Rocket: Ariane 5 ECA; Payload: Intelsat 17, HYLAS (Highly Adaptable Satellite) 1; Date: 26 November 2010, 1839 UTC; Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana. The rocket deployed its passengers during a daytime mission lasting 49 minutes.
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Soyuz capsule return to Earth without problems

November 26th, 2010 by

The Soyuz TMA-19 spacecraft carrying two U.S. astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut back to Earth from the International Space Station landed safely in Kazakhstan.
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Two new Earth observation missions chosen for further study

November 26th, 2010 by

As part of the procedure to realise ESA’s series of Earth Explorers, two new mission proposals have been selected for further development. The missions, called FLEX and CarbonSat, now vying to be the eighth Earth Explorer, both address key climate and environmental change issues.
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