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Archive for October 2nd, 2013

Next Ariane 5 launcher under construction

October 2nd, 2013 by

The Ariane 5 for Arianespace’s next dual-payload heavy-lift mission has begun its assembly for a mid-December launch with telecommunications satellites from two established customers: Luxembourg-based SES and Spain’s Hispasat.

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Sunjammer solar sail completes deployment test

October 2nd, 2013 by

Sunjammer, the largest solar sail ever to be flown, successfully deployed a quadrant of its solar sail during a test on the ground.

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Orbcomm acquires the SENS asset tracking operation

October 2nd, 2013 by

Orbcomm Inc. announced that it has completed the acquisition of Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation’s (Comtech) Sensor Enabled Notification System (SENS) operation, which includes satellite hardware, network technology and web platforms.

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