Satellite News

The Naval Research Laboratory’s Tactical Satellite IV (TacSat-4) has been encapsulated inside the fairing (nose cone) of an Orbital Sciences Corporation Minotaur-IV+ launch vehicle in preparation for a 27 September launch from the Alaska Aerospace Corporation’s Kodiak Launch Complex.
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China said it will launch its Tiangong-1 space module later this month, marking its first step towards building a Chinese space station.
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NASA has selected The Boeing Company of Huntington Beach, California, for the Composite Cryotank Technologies Demonstration effort. Under the contract, Boeing will design, manufacture and test two lightweight composite cryogenic propellant tanks.
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China will build and launch a communications satellite for Belarus, according to a contract signed between the two countries.
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Astrotech Corporation announced financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ending 30 June 2011.
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Rocket: Chang Zheng 3B/E; Payload: Zhongxing 1A [ZX 1A, Chinasat 1A]; Date: 18 September 2011, 1633 UTC; Launch site: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China. The satellite successfully entered the preset orbit at 1659 UTC, sources with the centre said.Other Posts:Orbit CEO Hints at PVR Launch Before End of 2006Earthlike Regions on TitanFirst commercial ULA Atlas V launches ICO G1, sets payload recordBoeing completes TDRS Preliminary Design ReviewUK Space Agency to launch Britain’s first CubeSatRaytheon gets approval for NPOESS antennas in AntarcticaPremiere CEO ResignsEnjoying Sports the Right Way With Satellite TV

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