January 18th, 2016 by
Rocket: Falcon 9 v1.1; Payload: Jason-3; Date: 17 January 2016, 1842 UTC; Launch site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, USA. The satellite was successfully placed into a 1,295 km x 1,320 km x 66.0 degrees orbit. However, the attempt to land the rocket’s first stage on a barge failed.
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January 18th, 2016 by
A 48-hour countdown has begun for the launch of the fifth satellite of the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System, IRNSS-1E, on board PSLV-C31 from the spaceport of Sriharikota on 20 January.
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January 18th, 2016 by
China will send two new models of carrier rocket in the Chang Zheng series on their maiden space trips in 2016, the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASC) said.
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January 18th, 2016 by
Information Satellite Systems – Reshetnev Company said it has started developing next-generation power conditioning units for its future satellites.
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January 18th, 2016 by
On 1 January 2016, Universal Space Network, Inc. (USN), changed its name to SSC Space U.S. Inc. The purpose of the name change is to leverage the strength and global capabilities and efficiencies of USN’s parent corporation, the Swedish Space Corporation (SSC).
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