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Archive for December 4th, 2015

Launcher integration is underway for Intelsat 29e launch

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Build-up of the initial Ariane 5 to be launched in 2016 has begun at the Spaceport in French Guiana, readying an unusual single-payload flight for the heavy-lift workhorse.

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Sentinel-3A launch campaign commenced

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The launch campaign for Sentinel-3A, the next satellite of the European Commission’s Copernicus environmental monitoring programme, has started.

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Leak may delay InSight launch

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NASA’s InSight Mars lander has a leak that could delay the mission. The agency said that the leak is in one of two prime science instruments. The seismic experiment belongs to the French Space Agency.

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U.S. ExIm bank reauthorised

December 4th, 2015 by

The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly approved a five-year highway bill that would fund America’s roads, bridges and mass-transit systems and revive the charter of the U.S. Export-Import Bank over the objections of conservative Republicans.

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FCC approves transfer of LightSquared spectrum licenses

December 4th, 2015 by

U.S. federal regulators have approved LightSquared’s request to transfer its valuable spectrum licenses to a newly formed company, paving the way for the wireless venture to emerge from bankruptcy protection by the end of the year.

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