ESA suspends listening to Russia’s Fobos-Grunt
December 2nd, 2011 by
In consultation and agreement with Fobos-Grunt mission managers, ESA engineers ended tracking support today.
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Archive for December 2nd, 2011
China sets new record with latest Beidou launch
December 2nd, 2011 by
Rocket: Chang-Zheng 3A; Payload: Beidou-2 IGSO-5 ‘Compass-I5′; Date: 2 December 2011, 2107 UTC; Launch site: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China. The successful launch marks the completion of phase one of China’s indigenous satellite navigation system.
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Mars Science Laboratory needs no trajectory correction for the time being
December 2nd, 2011 by
Excellent launch precision for NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission has forestalled the need for an early trajectory correction manoeuvre, now not required for a month or more.
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Antwerp Space signs contract for Galileo Mission Data Dissemination Network
December 2nd, 2011 by
Antwerp Space NV, a subsidiary of OHB AG, and Thales Alenia Space France, the industrial prime contractor in the implementation of the European Galileo Ground Mission Segment (GMS), signed a contract for the design, development and construction of the FOC (Full Operational Capability) phase of the Mission Data Dissemination Network.
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