January 6th, 2014 by
Rocket: Falcon 9 v1.1; Payload: Thaicom 6; Date: 6 December 2014, 2206 UTC; Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Station, USA. The rocket lifted off as planned, however the launch broadcast ended after the first of two burns of the rocket’s upper stage.
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January 6th, 2014 by
ISRO said that the Indigenous Cryogenic Upper Stage was successfully flight-tested onboard GSLV-D5 launch vehicle on 5 January 2014. The GSAT-14 communication satellite was launched very precisely to its intended Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit. The satellite is healthy and has completed its first orbit-raising manoeuvre.
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January 6th, 2014 by
Thales Alenia Space Belgium has signed with Astrium [now: Airbus Defence & Space] , prime contractor for the Ariane 5 ME (Midlife Evolution) launcher for the European Space Agency (ESA), the contract for the development of the control electronics on the upper-stage Vinci engine steering system.
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January 6th, 2014 by
SES and Eutelsat Communications have completed the sale to EchoStar Corp. of Solaris Mobile Ltd., a jointly-owned company based in Dublin, set up more than seven years ago to develop next-generation Mobile Satellite Services (MSS).
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