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Archive for May 22nd, 2014

Atlas V lofts U.S. military satellite

May 22nd, 2014 by

Rocket: Atlas V; Payload: NROL-33; Date: 22 May, 1309 UTC; Launch site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, USA. The classified military satellite was successfully put into its target orbit.

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ALOS-2 launch date confirmed

May 22nd, 2014 by

The launch time of the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 14 (H-IIA F14) with the Daichi-2 (ALOS-2) satellite onboard was set for 24 May 2014, 0305-0320 UTC.

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WorldView-3 launch date set

May 22nd, 2014 by

Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services (LMCLS) will launch the WorldView-3 commercial remote sensing spacecraft, placing it into orbit on 13 August for DigitalGlobe.

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RD-180 sanctions costly… for both sides

May 22nd, 2014 by

The development of a rocket engine to replace the Russian-made RD-180 would cost US$1.5 billion and take up to six years, Bloomberg reported citing data from an independent panel advising the Pentagon.

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Teledyne and DLR formalise commercial space imaging partnership

May 22nd, 2014 by

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated announced that its subsidiary, Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc. (TBE), in Huntsville, Alabama, and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) formalised their commercial space imaging partnership to use the International Space Station (ISS) for Earth observation with the signing of an Implementation Agreement.

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