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Archive for June 10th, 2013

New Russian spy satellite in orbit

June 10th, 2013 by

Rocket: Soyuz-2.1b; Payload: Kosmos 2486; Date: 10 June 2013, 1837 UTC; Launch site: Plesetsk, Russia. “The spacecraft separated from the booster rocket in a routine mode,” a spokesman for the Russian defence ministry’s space defence forces was quoted as saying.

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NOAA returns a healthy GOES-13 to normal operations as GOES-East

June 10th, 2013 by

NOAA has officially returned the GOES-13 spacecraft to normal operations, after tests showed a micrometeoroid, likely hit the arm for the solar array panel on 22 May knocking the spacecraft off its geostationary balance.

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S2 extensions improve SES-5 satellite backhaul infrastructure

June 10th, 2013 by

SES said that mobile 3G networks in Africa are set to benefit from new-generation Newtec modems including S2 Extensions technology that boost the performance and efficiency of the SES-5 satellite backhaul infrastructure.

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