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Sirius FM-6 successfully deploys reflector

March 3rd, 2014 by

An advanced antenna reflector designed and built by Harris Corporation (HRS) has been successfully deployed in space onboard the Sirius FM-6 satellite which was designed and built by Space Systems/Loral (SSL) for SiriusXM.

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Relay radio on Mars-bound NASA craft passes checkout

March 3rd, 2014 by

The team operating NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission last month successfully completed the initial post-launch power-on and checkout of the spacecraft’s Electra Ultra High Frequency Transceiver. This wraps up the initial checkouts of all payloads on the MAVEN spacecraft, with everything performing as expected.

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