July 2nd, 2014 by
Rocket: Delta II 7320; Payload: OCO-2; Date: 2 July 2014, 0956 UTC; Launch site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, USA. The satellite was successfully deployed into its targeted 690-kilometer altitude orbit approximately 56 minutes after launch.
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July 2nd, 2014 by
Boeing has finalised a contract with NASA to develop the core stage of the Space Launch System (SLS). The US$2.8 billion contract validates Boeing’s earlier selection as the prime contractor on the SLS core stage, including the avionics, under an undefinitised contract authorisation.
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July 2nd, 2014 by
Inmarsat plc has selected SpaceX to provide launch services for its S-band satellite and up to two further Inmarsat missions.
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July 2nd, 2014 by
The next satellite cluster for O3b Networks’ high-speed connectivity system has been mated to its Fregat upper stage in French Guiana, marking one of the final steps in Arianespace’s Soyuz launch campaign for a lift-off next week.
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July 2nd, 2014 by
On behalf of RUAG Space, RUAG Real Estate Ltd is building a production hall in Emmen, Switzerland, where payload fairings for launchers will be produced from 2016 onwards. Today was the ground-breaking ceremony.
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