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Aerojet has delivered the 50th Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) to United Launch Alliance (ULA) in support of the Atlas V launch vehicle.
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The spacecraft for the Intelsat-19 mission contracted for launch by Sea Launch AG has been delivered on 17 April to the “Home Port” complex in Long Beach, California.
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Y1B, the second satellite of the United Arab Emirates’ space communications programme is ready to be launched on a Proton launcher from Baikonur in Kazakhstan.
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SES S.A. announced that the SES-4 satellite is now fully operational and ready for service at the orbital location of 22 degrees West.
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Northrop Grumman Corporation has completed the engineering design of the structure that supports the James Webb Space Telescope’s sunshield and keeps it aligned.
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Raytheon Company’s Space Fence recently completed a Preliminary Design Review (PDR) demonstrating the S-band radar’s technical maturity in its ability to detect and track the increasing amount of space debris orbiting the Earth.
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The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) applauds the U.S. Administration’s release of a report that recommends reform of U.S. export policies for satellites and related items.
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Honeywell and Inmarsat have signed an exclusive agreement to provide global in-flight connectivity services to business, commercial, and government aviation customers around the world. Under the terms of the agreement, Honeywell will develop, produce, and distribute the onboard hardware that will enable users to connect to Inmarsat’s Global Xpress network.
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