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Archive for November 8th, 2013

Three Proton launches remain in 2013

November 8th, 2013 by

Russia plans to launch a military satellite aboard a Proton-M on 12 November, Novosti reported citing Roskosmos.

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Swarm satellites attached to launch adapter

November 8th, 2013 by

The complex task of placing all three Swarm satellites on their launch adapter is complete. This is another significant milestone in preparing ESA’s latest Earth observation mission for lift-off, which is now set for 22 November, 1202 UTC.

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SES S.A. results Q3 2013

November 8th, 2013 by

SES S.A. reported financial results for the third quarter 2013.

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ExoMars lander module named Schiaparelli

November 8th, 2013 by

The entry, descent and landing demonstrator module that will fly on the 2016 ExoMars mission has been named ‘Schiaparelli’ in honour of the Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli, who famously mapped the Red Planet’s surface features in the 19th century.

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