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Archive for October 14th, 2015

Delay of the day: First launch from Vostochny Cosmodrome

October 14th, 2015 by

The first launches from the Vostochny Cosmodrome are possible in 2016, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said. This would be at least three months later than previously planned.

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NASA awards Venture Class Launch Services contracts for CubeSats

October 14th, 2015 by

NASA’s Launch Services Program (LSP) has awarded multiple Venture Class Launch Services (VCLS) contracts to provide small satellites (SmallSats) — also called CubeSats, microsats or nanosatellites — access to low-Earth orbit.

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Russian Defence Ministry receives new early warning satellites

October 14th, 2015 by

The Russian Defence Ministry has received two satellites as part of the country’s new missile early warning network, Deputy Minister Yuri Borisov said.

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MSSS delivers camera system for OSIRIS-REx asteroid mission

October 14th, 2015 by

Malin Space Science Systems, Inc. (MSSS), has delivered the camera system it produced for NASA’s 2016 OSIRIS-REx mission to return a sample of the asteroid Bennu. This system, collectively called the Touch-and-Go-Camera-System (TAGCAMS), consists of three camera heads and a digital video recorder (DVR).

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Spaceflight brings 3rd ground station online in New Zealand

October 14th, 2015 by

Satellite, launch and communications provider Spaceflight announced its third and newest ground station in Invercargill, New Zealand is now fully operational.

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KSAT to support Copernicus

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Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) has signed an expanded satellite support contract with a total value of NOK205 million (EUR21,8 million) with the European Space Agency for the Sentinel satellites in the Copernicus programme.

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Elara scales up capacity on Eutelsat fleet

October 14th, 2015 by

Elara Comunicaciones, a provider of telecommunications and technology services in Mexico, has once boosted its capacity on the Eutelsat Communications fleet through a multi-year, multi-transponder and multi-satellite agreement with Eutelsat Americas that will allow Elara to provide data services in Mexico and across Latin America.

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ESOA: satellite operators sign crisis connectivity charter

October 14th, 2015 by

The world’s leading satellite operators, Eutelsat, Hispasat, Inmarsat, Intelsat, SES, Thuraya and Yahsat, under the umbrella of the EMEA Satellite Operators Association (ESOA) and the Global VSAT Forum (GVF), announced the signing of a Crisis Connectivity Charter with the global humanitarian community represented by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC).

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