Satellite News

The three solar panels that will provide power for NASA’s Juno spacecraft during its mission to Jupiter have completed pre-flight testing at the Astrotech payload processing facility in Titusville, Florida, and was folded against the side of the spacecraft into its launch configuration on 26 May.
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The KazSat 2 spacecraft built by the Khrunichev Space Center for the Republic of Kazakhstan has been delivered by the manufacturer to the Baikonur Cosmodrome to be processed for launch.
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Thailand’s Information and Communication Technology Ministry (ICT) has given Thaicom PCL the go-ahead to launch a new satellite, Thaicom 6, a government official was quoted as saying.
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Space shuttle Endeavour’s re-rendezvous with the space station for the Sensor Test for Orion Relative-navigation Risk Mitigation, or STORRM, was completed as planned. The orbital rendezvous verified the successful operation of the MPCV’s next generation docking sensor, which NASA has identified as a critical technology needed for future space exploration missions.
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The Measat Global Berhad Group announced that an agreement has been signed with Thaicom Public Company Ltd for the Malaysian payload of the Thaicom 4 (IPSTAR) satellite. The agreement was executed by a Measat subsidiary.
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SES S.A. said it has joined forces with Kenyan television and broadband operator Wananchi to launch a new Direct-to-Home (DTH) line-up called Zuku TV in East Africa.
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