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Archive for May, 2016

Perfect launch for two new Galileo satellites

May 24th, 2016 by

Rocket: Soyuz ST-B/Fregat MT; Payload: Galileo 13 and 14; Date: 24 May 2016, 0848 UTC; Launch site: Sinnamary, French Guiana. After a nearly 3-hour, 48-minute mission, the upper stage placed the Galileo passengers into a targeted circular orbit at an altitude of 23,522 km, inclined 57.394 degrees to the equator. Total payload lift performance was estimated at 1,599 kg.

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Perfect launch for two new Galileo satellites

May 24th, 2016 by

Rocket: Soyuz ST-B/Fregat MT; Payload: Galileo 13 and 14; Date: 24 May 2016, 0848 UTC; Launch site: Sinnamary, French Guiana. After a nearly 3-hour, 48-minute mission, the upper stage placed the Galileo passengers into a targeted circular orbit at an altitude of 23,522 km, inclined 57.394 degrees to the equator. Total payload lift performance was estimated at 1,599 kg.

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India’s Reusable Launch Vehicle-Technology Demonstrator successfully tested

May 24th, 2016 by

On 23 May 2016, ISRO successfully flight tested India’s first winged body aerospace vehicle operating in hypersonic flight regime.

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Next SpaceX commercial cargo launch targeted for mid-July

May 24th, 2016 by

An uncrewed SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, carrying crew supplies and station hardware, will lift off on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS), adjacent to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Lift-off is scheduled for 16 July at 0532 UTC.

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OSIRIS-REx arrives at launch site

May 24th, 2016 by

NASA’s first spacecraft designed to return a piece of an asteroid to Earth arrived Friday, 20 May at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and has begun final preparations in advance of its September launch.

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NASA increases Harris SCNS contract ceiling by $384 million

May 24th, 2016 by

NASA has awarded Harris Corporation two 1-year options, adding US$384 million of contract ceiling, to continue supporting the Space Communications Network Services (SCNS) programme. The award was received during the third quarter of Harris’ fiscal 2016.

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Sky Cable signs deal with SES to launch DTH satellite TV in the Philippines

May 24th, 2016 by

SES announced a multi-year, multi-transponder agreement with Sky Cable, the largest cable television provider in the Philippines. Sky Cable will be broadcasting direct-to-home (DTH) satellite TV channels via SES satellites at 108.2 degrees East – the SES-9 and NSS-11 satellites.

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SES Platform Services and K-NET to provide satellite channels for West Africa

May 24th, 2016 by

SES Platform Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES, has strengthened its partnership with K-NET, an ICT and Telecoms platform services company based in Ghana, to create a joint venture.

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