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Archive for September 2nd, 2013

Zenit returns to flight with Amos-4 launch

September 2nd, 2013 by

Rocket: Zenit 3SLB/Block DM-SLB ; Payload: Amos 4; Date: 31 August 2013, 2005 UTC; Launch site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The launch vehicle delivered the 4.26-ton telecommunication spacecraft Amos-4 into its target geostationary transfer orbit.

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Another secretive Chinese satellite launch

September 2nd, 2013 by

Rocket: Chang Zheng 4C; Payload: Yaogan Weixing-17; Date: 1 September 2013, 1916 UTC; Launch site: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China. According to Chinese media, “the satellite is in preset orbit.”

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Synchronisation problem caused Epsilon launch delay

September 2nd, 2013 by

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said that the Epsilon-1 launch delay was caused by a computer glitch. The rocket was scheduled for launch from the Uchinoura Space Center on 27 August.

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Galileo’s secure service tested by EU Member States

September 2nd, 2013 by

EU Member States have begun their independent testing of the most accurate and secure signal broadcast by the four Galileo navigation satellites in orbit.

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