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Archive for March 17th, 2017

New Japanese spy satellite in orbit

March 17th, 2017 by

Rocket: H-IIA; Payload: IGS Radar 5; Date: 17 March 2017, 0120 UTC; Launch site: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan. The reconnaissance satellite was successfully placed in orbit.

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SGDC, Koreasat-7 pre-launch details

March 17th, 2017 by

Arianespace’s dual-payload mission to orbit telecommunications satellites for Brazil and South Korea has been given the go-ahead for a lift-off from the Spaceport in French Guiana on 21 March, carrying the SGDC and Koreasat-7 relay platforms.

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ExoMars: science checkout completed, aerobraking begins

March 17th, 2017 by

The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter has completed another set of important science calibration tests before a year of aerobraking gets underway.

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