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Archive for August 6th, 2014

Rosetta arrives at target comet

August 6th, 2014 by

The Rosetta comet chaser developed and built by Airbus Defence and Space for the European Space Agency (ESA) has arrived at its destination after flying for more than 10 years and travelling more than six billion kilometres. It is now ready to swivel into an orbit around the comet called 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

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Update: AsiaSat 8 successfully lifts off

August 6th, 2014 by

AsiaSat 8 satellite is successfully performing post-launch manoeuvres according to plan, its manufacturer SSL said.

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COM DEV wins high throughput satellite commercial contract

August 6th, 2014 by

COM DEV International Ltd. has been awarded an Authorisation to Proceed (ATP) contract to deliver C and Ku Band Multiplexers and Coaxial and Waveguide switches to a high throughput satellite.

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SpaceX to build commercial rocket launch site in Texas

August 6th, 2014 by

SpaceX will build the world’s first private commercial rocket launch facility in the U.S. state of Texas, the company and Texan officials announced Monday, with launches as early as 2015.

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Orange Niger expands relationship with Intelsat

August 6th, 2014 by

Intelsat S.A. announced that Orange Niger, part of the Orange Group, is utilising Intelsat capacity to expand its cellular network to the rural regions of Niger.

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