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Russian space agency Roskosmos experts say the destruction of a bearing inside the turbopump of the Briz-M upper stage’s engine is the most likely reason for the initial failure of Russia’s Yamal-402 satellite to reach its designated orbit, the Kommersant business daily reported.

Generation Orbit Launch Services, Inc. has entered into a strategic partnership with Space Propulsion Group, Inc. to continue the development of its dedicated small satellite launch system for micro and nano satellites, known as GOLauncher.

The Iranian Space Agency (ISA) has announced that it will unveil a new home-made satellite in February, the Tehran Times reported. Up to three other satellites could be launched during the next three months.

The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center recently put out a request for proposal to move the Space Fence programme forward.

An oversised semi-trailer truck carrying NASA’s Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) has arrived at its launch site at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California in preparation for launch. This NASA and U.S. Geological Survey mission will continue a 40-year record of measuring change on the planet from space.

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The mass properties of the BepiColombo Mercury Transfer Module Structural and Thermal Model have been measured. The transfer module’s primary task is to provide solar-electric propulsion during the mission’s journey to Mercury.

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Gogo and Inmarsat have signed an agreement that sees Gogo become a value added reseller for Global Xpress (GX) in the Commercial Air Transport market.

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Space Systems/Loral and Sea Launch AG announced that the Independent Oversight Board (IOB) formed to investigate the solar array deployment anomaly on a satellite launched in the spring of 2012 – Intelsat 19 – has successfully reached a unanimous conclusion.

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