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Archive for March, 2014

Orbital begins production of 81 satellites for Iridium NEXT

March 27th, 2014 by

Orbital Sciences Corporation announced that it has started production of 81 satellites for the Iridium NEXT programme as part of a contract between Orbital and Iridium’s prime contractor, French-Italian aerospace company Thales Alenia Space.

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CYGNSS mission passes major review milestone

March 27th, 2014 by

NASA has given a preliminary go-ahead to the Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) to proceed with instrument development, vehicle construction and eventual launch of the hurricane-studying mission’s eight microsatellites.

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User testing begins on third AEHF satellite

March 27th, 2014 by

The third Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite has begun transmitting using its protected communications payload, joining two other satellites undergoing system test in orbit with a suite of user terminals. AEHF satellites are produced by Lockheed Martin for the U.S. Air Force.

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New Galileo station opens in Azores

March 27th, 2014 by

The latest addition to Galileo’s world-wide ground infrastructure has been made in the mid-Atlantic, on Portugal’s Santa Maria island in the Azores.

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Delay of the day I: Soyuz TMA-12M docking

March 26th, 2014 by

After a successful launch, the crewed…Read more

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Delay of the day II: Atlas V/NROL-67

March 26th, 2014 by

The launch of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V…Read more

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Sentinel-1 fuelled and ready

March 26th, 2014 by

ESA’s first satellite dedicated to…Read more

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Soyuz launched on fast trip to the ISS

March 25th, 2014 by

Rocket: Soyuz FG; Payload: Soyuz TMA-12M; Date: 25 March 2014, 2117 UTC; Launch site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan.

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