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Archive for November 18th, 2016

Star One D1 arrives for Ariane 5 flight in December

November 18th, 2016 by

Arianespace’s year-ending heavy-lift flight of 2016 from the Spaceport will orbit two passengers based on the SSL 1300 relay platform built by Space Systems Loral (SSL), with the second of these spacecraft now delivered to French Guiana.

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ESA’s new Mars orbiter prepares for first science

November 18th, 2016 by

The ExoMars orbiter is preparing to make its first scientific observations at Mars during two orbits of the planet starting next week.

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