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Archive for August 5th, 2014

AsiaSat 8 successfully lifts off

August 5th, 2014 by

Rocket: Falcon 9; Payload: AsiaSat 8; Date: 5 August 2014, 0800 UTC; Launch site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, USA. The spacecraft successfully separated from the launch vehicle 32 minutes after lift-off.

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SSL selected to provide Intelsat 36 satellite

August 5th, 2014 by

Space Systems/Loral (SSL) was selected to provide a communications satellite to Intelsat S.A. Intelsat 36 is designed to provide media and content distribution services in Africa and South Asia .

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Lybid satellite in safe storage at ISS-Reshetnev

August 5th, 2014 by

ISS-Reshetnev Company said it has taken into storage Lybid, a telecommunications satellite that was built for Ukrainian satellite operator Ukrkosmos.

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