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Archive for June 12th, 2014

SSL-built AsiaSat 8 delivered to Cape Canaveral launch base

June 12th, 2014 by

Space Systems/Loral (SSL) and Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. announced that AsiaSat 8 has arrived at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, where it will be launched aboard a Falcon 9 launch vehicle by SpaceX.

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India’s Mars Orbiter completes trajectory correction manoeuvre

June 12th, 2014 by

The second Trajectory Correction Manoeuvre (TCM-2) of India’s Mars Orbiter Spacecraft was successfully performed on 11 June 2014 at 1100 UTC.

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RUAG Space supplies pointing system for BepiColombo

June 12th, 2014 by

After successfully completing overall system tests at RUAG Space, four high-precision adjustable thruster pointing mechanisms were delivered to Airbus Defence and Space (ADS) for pre-integration on the thruster platform of ESA’s BepiColombo spacecraft.

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