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Archive for July 23rd, 2012

NASA successfully tests hypersonic inflatable heat shield

July 23rd, 2012 by

A large inflatable heat shield developed by NASA’s Space Technology Program has successfully survived a trip through Earth’s atmosphere while travelling at hypersonic speeds up to 12,160 km/h.

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Astrium’s SPOT 6 ready for launch campaign

July 23rd, 2012 by

SPOT 6, the new Earth observation satellite built by Astrium, is now ready for launch. It will be transferred in the coming days from the Astrium Satellites facility in Toulouse (France) to the Satish Dhawan Space Center in India where it will be integrated with the PSLV launcher that will carry it into orbit.

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EchoStar XVII successfully positioned in orbital slot

July 23rd, 2012 by

Hughes Network Systems, LLC announced it will begin testing of its new EchoStar XVII satellite with JUPITER high-throughput technology, following the successful placement into its permanent geosynchronous orbital slot of 107.1 degrees West longitude last week.

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GMV USA systems to control Measat 3b

July 23rd, 2012 by

GMV USA has been selected for a contract with Measat Global Berhad to provide the satellite ground control and payload ground control systems for the Measat-3b satellite.

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Radarsat-2 steps in for Envisat

July 23rd, 2012 by

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. announced that it has signed a contract amendment for C$11.9 million to increase its provision of Radarsat-2 satellite imagery to Europe’s Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) programme.

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DigitalGlobe buys GeoEye

July 23rd, 2012 by

DigitalGlobe, Inc. and GeoEye, Inc. announced that the boards of directors of both companies have unanimously approved a definitive merger agreement under which the companies will combine in a stock and cash transaction valued at approximately US$900 million.

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GenCorp buys Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne

July 23rd, 2012 by

GenCorp Inc., headquartered in Sacramento, California, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne (PWR) from United Technologies Corporation for US$550 million.

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Harris CapRock selects the Intelsat EpicNG high performance platform

July 23rd, 2012 by

Intelsat S.A. announced that Harris CapRock Communications, a global provider of fully managed communications for remote and harsh environments, will utilise the Intelsat EpicNG platform on Intelsat 29e for advanced fixed and mobile services.

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