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Archive for April, 2012

First dual launch of Beidou satellites

April 30th, 2012 by

Rocket: Chang Zheng 3B; Payload: Compass-M3,…Read more

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Two more GSLV flights required before Chandrayaan-2 launch

April 30th, 2012 by

India’s second Moon mission Chandrayaan-2,…Read more

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RISAT-1 successfully placed in its final orbit

April 30th, 2012 by

India’s Radar Imaging Satellite (RISAT-1),…Read more

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Progress M-14M de-orbited

April 30th, 2012 by

Russia’s Progress M-14M cargo spacecraft…Read more

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Moon Phases Calendar

April 30th, 2012 by me

What’s the Moon’s phase today?

credit: https://moon.shawenyao.com/

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MetOp-B launch postponed

April 27th, 2012 by

EUMETSAT and the European Space Agency (ESA) have been informed by the launch service provider, Starsem, that the launch of the MetOp-B satellite by a Soyuz rocket, scheduled for 23 May from Baikonur, had to be postponed. This is due to additional measures required to ensure the availability of safe drop zones for parts of the launcher after lift-off.
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New date set for Dragon launch

April 27th, 2012 by

The second SpaceX demonstration launch for NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) has been rescheduled for a lift-off on 7 May.
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Astrium wins EUR300 million Solar Orbiter contract from ESA

April 27th, 2012 by

Astrium has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) as prime contractor for the Solar Orbiter (SolO) mission that will perform close-up observations of the Sun.
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