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Archive for September 5th, 2013

LADEE launch preparations on track

September 5th, 2013 by

Orbital Sciences Corporation announced that it is in final preparations for the launch of NASA’s Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) spacecraft aboard its new Minotaur V rocket. The vehicle is scheduled to be launched from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in eastern Virginia on 7 September 2013 at approximately 0327 UTC. LADEE will mark the first lunar launch from the NASA Wallops facility and Orbital’s first Minotaur rocket launch of a payload that will travel beyond low-Earth orbit.

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SAT awarded contract from Eutelsat for satID system enhancements

September 5th, 2013 by

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. announced that its SAT Corporation subsidiary has received an order from Eutelsat to upgrade multiple satID geolocation systems.

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Kymeta to develop flat panel satellite antenna for O3b

September 5th, 2013 by

O3b Networks and Kymeta Corporation – the company commercialising innovative software-enabled metamaterials-based electronic beamforming antennas for satellite communications – announced an agreement to develop flat panel satellite antennas for the O3b network.

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