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Archive for July, 2014

Eutelsat America Corp. eligible to provide Hosted Payload Services to U.S. Government

July 25th, 2014 by

Eutelsat America Corp., the U.S. affiliate of Eutelsat Communications has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Air Force to support the deployment of future U.S. Government payloads (hosted payloads) on its satellites.

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SES S.A. results H1 2014

July 25th, 2014 by

SES S.A. reported financial results for the first half of 2014.

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Progress M-24M has docked with the International Space Station

July 24th, 2014 by

The Russian logistics spacecraft Progress M-24M has docked with the International Space Station (ISS).

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Russia loses control of Foton-M4 satellite

July 24th, 2014 by

Russia’s Progress space firm confirmed that the recently launched Foton-M4 satellite was not responding to commands from the ground to start its onboard engine and lift it to a higher orbit.

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Lockheed Martin selected for USAF’s satellite hosted payload initiative

July 24th, 2014 by

Lockheed Martin has been competitively selected for the U.S. Air Force’s Hosted Payload Solutions (HoPS) initiative, which is aimed at integrating some government payloads – electronics and sensors packages designed for specific missions – on commercial satellites.

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Arabsat selects GMV satellite monitoring and control products

July 24th, 2014 by

GMV has been awarded a contract by Arabsat to provide a complete Satellite Control Center (SCC) for its existing and upcoming fleet of satellites.

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Russia plans new early warning satellite

July 24th, 2014 by

After years of delay, Russia plans to deploy this year the first satellite of its new constellation replacing the space component of the early warning system, Russian media reported. It will also double as an emergency communication satellite.

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New supply vessel on its way to space station

July 23rd, 2014 by

Rocket: Soyuz U; Payload: Progress M-24M (ISS Progress 56); Date: 23 July 2014, 2144 UTC; Launch site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The unmanned supply vessel was separated into its target orbit nine minutes after launch.

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