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Archive for May, 2013

ILS and EchoStar Satellite Services announce launch contract

May 13th, 2013 by

International Launch Service and EchoStar…Read more

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United Launch Alliance clears WGS-5 mission for launch

May 13th, 2013 by

United Launch Alliance (ULA) has cleared the…Read more

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MUOS-2 delivered to launch site

May 13th, 2013 by

The U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin have delivered…Read more

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Ball Aerospace wins contract to build air quality sensor for KARI

May 13th, 2013 by

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has been…Read more

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In-flight connectivity elevates aeronautical satcom market to new heights

May 13th, 2013 by

According to NSR’s newest market research…Read more

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Boeing to build four more Intelsat Epic 702MP satellites

May 10th, 2013 by

Boeing will build four more 702MP satellites for Intelsat S.A., furthering its role as the initial manufacturer of Intelsat’s new high-performance satellite fleet, Intelsat EpicNG.

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Vietnam to launch second remote sensing satellite by 2017

May 10th, 2013 by

Vietnam plans to launch its second remote sensing satellite, VNREDSat-1B, by 2017 after successfully launching the first of this kind on 7 May, according to VNExpress.

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Kepler enters and exits safe mode

May 10th, 2013 by

During a scheduled semi-weekly contact on 3 May 2013, engineers discovered that the Kepler spacecraft was in safe mode. The spacecraft was returned to science data collection on 6 May 2013.

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