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Archive for July 22nd, 2013

China launches three satellites without announcement

July 22nd, 2013 by

Rocket: Chang Zheng 4C; Payload: Chuangxin-3, Shiyan-7 and Shijian-15; Date: 20 July 2013, 2337 UTC; Site: Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China. The launch, which had not been announced previously, reportedly was successful.

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Update: upside-down sensors doomed Proton rocket

July 22nd, 2013 by

Proton manufacturer Khrunichev has summarised preliminary results of the Inter-Agency Commission investigation into the launch failure on 2 July.

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GPS III satellite prototype to help with launch preparations at Cape Canaveral

July 22nd, 2013 by

Lockheed Martin recently delivered a full-sized, functional prototype of the next-generation Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to test facilities and pre-launch processes in advance of the arrival of the first GPS III flight satellite.

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