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Archive for October 9th, 2014

New launch date for PSLV-C26

October 9th, 2014 by

The launch of ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C26, is now scheduled for 15 October (UTC) from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota.

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Ekspress-AM6 to be launched on 21 October

October 9th, 2014 by

The next Proton-M with a Briz-M upper stage will lift off from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on 21 October, Roskosmos said.

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Final GOES-R instrument ready for integration with the spacecraft

October 9th, 2014 by

The Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) instrument for NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R (GOES-R) completed development and testing and is now ready for integration with the spacecraft. The GOES-R satellite will be the first flight of this sophisticated lightning mapping instrument in geostationary orbit and will enable early predictions of intensifying storms and severe weather events.

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