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The launch of the international Aquarius/SAC-D mission from Vandenberg Air Force Base was postponed 24 hours to 10 June. The 5-minute launch window opens at 1420 UTC.
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SES S.A. announced that the SES-3 satellite has safely arrived at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan onboard an Antonov cargo plane. The SES-3 spacecraft, manufactured by Orbital Sciences Corporation, will now be readied for launch onboard an ILS Proton Briz M booster, scheduled for lift off on 10 July 2011.
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Globalstar, Inc. announced that six new Globalstar satellites are now being prepared for the second launch of the company’s second-generation satellite constellation.
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QinetiQ and NovAtel Inc. have launched launch GAJT (pronounced “Gadget”), the world’s first single-enclosure GPS anti-jam system which is a stand-alone, rugged enclosure that mounts to the exterior of vehicles.
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EchoStar Corporation and Hughes Communications, Inc. announced the successful completion of EchoStar’s acquisition of Hughes.
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SES S.A and Qatar’s Supreme Council for Information and Communication Technology, ictQATAR, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the potential provision of joint satellite platforms, networks and/or services.
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The final command placing ESA’s Rosetta comet-chaser into deep-space hibernation was sent earlier today. With virtually all systems shut down, the probe will now coast for 31 months until waking up in 2014 for arrival at its comet destination.acd
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NASA Inspector General Paul Martin today released a report that examines the significant technical, schedule, and fiscal challenges NASA must resolve prior to November’s scheduled launch of the US$2.5 billion Mars Science Laboratory.
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