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ESA and OHB System AG have signed a rider to the contract for the development of the SmallGEO geostationary satellite platform. The extension signed has a value of approx. EUR14 million.
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NASA has selected 11 science proposals for evaluation as potential future science missions. The proposals outline prospective missions to study the Earth’s atmosphere, the Sun, the Milky Way galaxy, and Earth-like planets around nearby stars.
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SES S.A. announced that the QuetzSat-1 satellite will be launched into space from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on board an ILS Proton M/Briz M rocket at 2232 UTC on 29 September.
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Fuelling of a Chang Zheng-2FT1 carrier rocket has been completed in preparation for the launch of the Tiangong-1 space module on 29 September between 1316 and 1331 UTC.
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Following the successful launch on 29 June 2011, completion of all on-orbit checkout activities and transition to operational status, the U.S. Air Force is reporting that the ORS-1 satellite and ground systems are performing as required.
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Engineers from the Nigerian space agency (NASRDA) and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) continue in the successful commissioning of NigeriaSat-2 from NASRDA’s headquarters in Abuja, SSTL said. Testing of all the systems on-board the satellite has been successfully completed, first images have been received, and calibration of the imaging payloads is ongoing.
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Rocket: Minotaur IV+; Payload: TacSat 4 [a.k.a. Tactical Microsatellite Innovative Naval Prototype (INP)]; Date: 27 September 2011, 1549 UTC; Launch site: Kodiak Launch Complex, USA. This marks the first successful launch of Orbital Sciences Corp.’s Minotaur IV+ launch vehicle configuration, the fifth successful Minotaur IV launch, and the 23rd success of the Minotaur fleet.Other Posts:Next Ariane 5 to be handed overDTH Market Progresses In PortugalPakSat 1R enters test orbitRadyne’s AeroAstro business unit receives two new contractsIridium results Q2 2008Satellite TV Gives You a Taste of Home With Its International ChannelsKaguya starts full operations despite problemsTIBA secures SES-6 capacity