Satellite News

The launch date for South Korea’s KSLV 1 has been set for no earlier than 9 November, with additional launch opportunities through 24 November.Other Posts:Hayabusa making progress on its way backNOAA-12 shut down after 16 years in orbitCalian’s SED division signs C$8 million contract with InmarsatAriane 5 lofts satellites for Brazil, VietnamOrbcomm Inc. results Q2 2008The Whole Family Will Agree That Satellite TV Can’t Be BeatSBIRS GEO-1 exceeds expectations on path to operational certificationCuriosity rover gets software update
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Orbital Technologies Corporation has successfully flight-tested its new rocket engine and technologies in Mojave, California.Other Posts:Hayabusa making progress on its way backNOAA-12 shut down after 16 years in orbitCalian’s SED division signs C$8 million contract with InmarsatAriane 5 lofts satellites for Brazil, VietnamOrbcomm Inc. results Q2 2008The Whole Family Will Agree That Satellite TV Can’t Be BeatSBIRS GEO-1 exceeds expectations on path to operational certificationCuriosity rover gets software update
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A Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) Dragon spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 1922 UTC 400 km west of Baja California, Mexico. The splashdown successfully ended the first contracted cargo delivery flight contracted by NASA to resupply the International Space Station.Other Posts:Hayabusa making progress on its way backNOAA-12 shut down after 16 years in orbitCalian’s SED division signs C$8 million contract with InmarsatAriane 5 lofts satellites for Brazil, VietnamOrbcomm Inc. results Q2 2008The Whole Family Will Agree That Satellite TV Can’t Be BeatSBIRS GEO-1 exceeds expectations on path to operational certificationCuriosity rover gets software update
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Boeing said it is on schedule to deliver the next-generation series of Tracking and Data Relay Satellites (TDRS), which will increase NASA’s signal processing and transmission capabilities among the Hubble Space Telescope, the International Space Station and dozens of unmanned scientific satellites in low Earth orbit.Other Posts:Hayabusa making progress on its way backNOAA-12 shut down after 16 years in orbitCalian’s SED division signs C$8 million contract with InmarsatAriane 5 lofts satellites for Brazil, VietnamOrbcomm Inc. results Q2 2008The Whole Family Will Agree That Satellite TV Can’t Be BeatSBIRS GEO-1 exceeds expectations on path to operational certificationMission accomplished for ATV Edoardo Amaldi
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Officials from the Space and Missile Systems Center’s Global Positioning Systems Directorate announced that the U.S. Air Force and Raytheon successfully met all requirements to enter into the engineering and manufacturing development phase of the Next Generation Operational Control System.Other Posts:Hayabusa making progress on its way backNOAA-12 shut down after 16 years in orbitCalian’s SED division signs C$8 million contract with InmarsatAriane 5 lofts satellites for Brazil, VietnamOrbcomm Inc. results Q2 2008The Whole Family Will Agree That Satellite TV Can’t Be BeatSBIRS GEO-1 exceeds expectations on path to operational certificationMission accomplished for ATV Edoardo Amaldi
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Nigeria’s first satellite, NigeriaSat-1, has reached end of life after nine years in orbit, outliving its design life by four years. The satellite was retired from service after its replacement, NigeriaSat-2, was launched last year.Other Posts:Hayabusa making progress on its way backNOAA-12 shut down after 16 years in orbitCalian’s SED division signs C$8 million contract with InmarsatAriane 5 lofts satellites for Brazil, VietnamOrbcomm Inc. results Q2 2008The Whole Family Will Agree That Satellite TV Can’t Be BeatSBIRS GEO-1 exceeds expectations on path to operational certificationMission accomplished for ATV Edoardo Amaldi
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Loral Space & Communications Inc. announced that Loral and MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) have received notice from the U.S. Department of Justice that it has completed its review of the transaction to sell Space Systems/Loral, Inc. (SS/L) to MDA.Other Posts:Hayabusa making progress on its way backNOAA-12 shut down after 16 years in orbitCalian’s SED division signs C$8 million contract with InmarsatAriane 5 lofts satellites for Brazil, VietnamOrbcomm Inc. results Q2 2008The Whole Family Will Agree That Satellite TV Can’t Be BeatSBIRS GEO-1 exceeds expectations on path to operational certificationMission accomplished for ATV Edoardo Amaldi
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