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Sea Launch to provide backup launch services for AsiaSat

November 29th, 2012 by

Sea Launch AG and Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co., Ltd. have recently entered into an option agreement covering launch services utilising the Sea Launch Zenit 3SL launch system.

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Delay of the day: KSLV-1

November 29th, 2012 by

On 29 November during pre-launch processing of KSLV-1 (a.k.a. Naro-1) at the Naro Launch Base (South Korea) faults were detected with Stage 2.

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Astrium to build two new research satellites for NASA

November 29th, 2012 by

Astrium has been commissioned to build two new research satellites for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory JPL (Pasadena, California).

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Skybox Imaging completes thermovac tests of its first satellite

November 29th, 2012 by

Skybox Imaging announced the company has successfully completed the simulated space environmental test of its first high-resolution imaging microsatellite.

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US Air Force selects Raytheon to develop future Protected SATCOM System

November 29th, 2012 by

Raytheon Company was awarded US$8.7 million from the U.S. Air Force to participate in development of the future protected tactical military satellite communication system.

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GS Yuasa Li-ion battery cells selected to power International Space Station

November 29th, 2012 by

GS Yuasa Lithium Power, Inc. has been awarded a contract by Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne to provide lithium ion (Li-ion) battery cells to be used on the International Space Station (ISS).

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Satellite with many names launched by China

November 27th, 2012 by

Rocket: Chang Zheng 3B/E; Payload: ChinaSat 12 [Zhongxing 12, ZX 12, APSTAR 7B, SupremeSat 1]; Date: 27 November 2012, 1013 UTC; Launch site: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China. The satellite was successfully placed into geostationary transfer orbit.

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Delay of the day: Sea Launch postpones Eutelsat 70B launch

November 27th, 2012 by

The Sea Launch consortium has moved the date for the launch of its Zenit-3SL rocket carrying the Eutelsat-70B satellite 24 hours due to the delayed arrival of the Odyssey platform to the launch site.

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