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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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.
Category: SATELLITES |
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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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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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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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