February 16th, 2016 by
Rocket: Rokot/Briz-KM; Payload: Sentinel-3A; Date: 16 February 2016, 1757 UTC; Launch site: Plesetsk, Russia. The launch vehicle orbited Sentinel-3A into an orbit of approx. 815 km altitude and 98.65 degrees. This launch was Eurockot’s first in support of the European Copernicus satellite system.
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February 16th, 2016 by
Two new contracts totalling EUR138 million have been signed as part of Finmeccanica space activities relating to the Copernicus programme’s Sentinel-3 mission, led by the European Commission in partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA) and with the contribution of the Italian Space Agency (ASI).
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February 16th, 2016 by
LISA Pathfinder, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) gravitational-wave detection technology demonstrator, built by Airbus Defence and Space, has achieved the next milestone to enable science operations. Satellite operators from ESA, supported by engineers from Airbus Defence and Space, successfully released the test masses (nicknamed Jake and Elwood) inside the spacecraft’s scientific instrument.
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February 16th, 2016 by
Telesat and Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic) announced that Panasonic has signed another multi-year contract for Telesat satellite capacity.
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