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Archive for October, 2013

Sirius-FM6 performs post-launch manoeuvres

October 28th, 2013 by

Space Systems/Loral (SSL) announced that the Sirius FM-6 satellite, designed and built for Sirius XM Radio, is performing post-launch manoeuvres according to plan.

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ATV 4 undocked from International Space Station

October 28th, 2013 by

ESA said that the Expedition 37 crew on board the ISS said goodbye to ATV Albert Einstein on 28 October 2013, with separation taking place at 0855 UTC.

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Astrium delivers radar instrument for Sentinel-1A

October 28th, 2013 by

Astrium has completed the radar instrument for the Sentinel-1A environmental satellite and will deliver it to Thales Alenia Space (TAS) in Rome for installation on the satellite.

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NASA prepares 1st mission to explore Martian atmosphere

October 28th, 2013 by

NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution mission (MAVEN) spacecraft is undergoing final preparations for launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida,which is currently scheduled for 18 November,1828 UTC.

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Amazonas 4A launch mass

October 28th, 2013 by

The lift-off mass of Amazonas 4a is 3,000 kg, not 6,200 kg as erroneously reported. (The incorrect figure was actually contained in an Arianespace press release.) The article in the archive has been updated accordingly. Many thanks to everybody who reported this error.

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Proton M lifts off with U.S. radio satellite (part II)

October 26th, 2013 by

International Launch Services (ILS) successfully carried the Sirius FM-6 satellite, built by SSL, into orbit on an ILS Proton for Sirius XM Radio Inc.

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Proton M lifts off with U.S. radio satellite (part I)

October 25th, 2013 by

Rocket: Proton M/Briz M; Payload: Sirius FM-6;…Read more

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Chinas continues launches of experimental satellites

October 25th, 2013 by

Rocket: Chang Zheng 4B; Payload: Shijian 16…Read more

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