February 6th, 2013 by
Sea Launch said that the failed launch of Intelsat 27 likely is related to a problem with the thrust-vector control of the first stage engine. The first meeting of the Failure Review Oversight Board is planned for the end of February or early March.
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February 6th, 2013 by
Rocket: Soyuz/Fregat; Payload: six Globalstar satellites; Date: 6 February 2013, 1604 UTC; Launch site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Arianespace, Starsem and their Russian partners confirmed that the Fregat orbital stage accurately injected the six Globalstar-2 satellites into their targeted orbit.
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February 6th, 2013 by
Arianespace’s year-opening Ariane 5 mission has been given the “go” for lift-off on 7 February following a launch readiness review for this dual-passenger, heavy-lift flight from the Spaceport in French Guiana. The lift-off is scheduled as soon as possible within the 2136 – 2220 UTC launch window.
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February 6th, 2013 by
The Lockheed Martin team developing the U.S. Air Force’s Global Position System III satellites has completed a key flight software milestone validating the software’s ability to provide reliable and effective command and control for the GPS III satellites planned for launch into orbit.
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February 6th, 2013 by
Astrium Services and Intelsat S.A. have signed a multi-year renewal agreement for C-band capacity to be used by Astrium Services’ maritime customers in the Mediterranean, Atlantic Ocean, North Sea and Gulf of Mexico.
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February 6th, 2013 by
The Space Foundation will present its 2013 Space Achievement Award to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and National Weather Service for its use of space-based systems in making life-saving predictions and issuing early warnings of calamitous weather conditions.
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February 5th, 2013 by
DigitalGlobe said that it plans to complete WorldView-3 on its original schedule to be ready for launch in mid-2014 in order to meet the requirements of its EnhancedView contract with the U.S. government. The launch of GeoEye-2, previously scheduled for 2013, has been popstponed indefinitely.
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February 5th, 2013 by
ATK reported operating results for the third quarter of its Fiscal Year 2013, which ended on 30 December 2012.
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