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Archive for March 20th, 2015

Next Proton launch may be delayed by contamination

March 20th, 2015 by

Tanks of the second stage of the Proton-M rocket due to blast off from Baikonur on 6 April with Ekspress AM8 on board are contaminated, Interfax-AVN reported citing a source in the rocket and space industry.

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Tentative launch date for IRNSS-1D

March 20th, 2015 by

India is likely to put into orbit its fourth regional navigation satellite on 28 March with the country’s space agency now in the process of loading the rocket with the satellite, an ISRO official was quoted as saying.

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No answer yet from Philae

March 20th, 2015 by

For the past eight days, Rosetta has been sending signals to Philae and listening for a response, but the lander has not yet reported back.

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