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Archive for September, 2014

The mysterious death of the space geckos

September 3rd, 2014 by

The five geckos onboard Russia’s Foton-M4 satellite died simultaneously two days before landing because of a technical malfunction, the leading scientist of the experiment, Sergei Savelyev, was quoted as saying.

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GPS IIR(-M) satellites reach 200 years of combined operational life

September 2nd, 2014 by

The U.S. Air Force’s fleet of Global Positioning System (GPS) Block IIR and IIR-M satellites, manufactured by Lockheed Martin, have reached 200 collective years of operational life.

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Sentinel-2A testing continues

September 1st, 2014 by

The Sentinel-2A satellite has been given its solar wing and started a strenuous six-month test campaign to make sure that it is fit for launch next April.

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Ekspress-A2 moved to 145 degrees East slot

September 1st, 2014 by

On 29 August 2014, specialists from RSCC Orbital Constellation Operation Service, Ground Control and Automated Monitoring and Measuring System completed the move of Ekspress-A2 to the 145 degrees East slot.

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Merger of OHB System AG and Erwin Kayser-Threde GmbH completed

September 1st, 2014 by

OHB System AG, Bremen, and Erwin Kayser-Threde GmbH, Munich, have now merged under the name of OHB System AG. However, the Kayser-Threde logo will continue to be used for process control technology activities.

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