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Archive for May 17th, 2017

Arianespace’s Soyuz is approved for lift-off with SES-15

May 17th, 2017 by

Spaceflight announced the purchase of a Rocket Lab Electron rocket to increase the frequency of its dedicated rideshare missions.

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Spaceflight buys Electron rocket

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Spaceflight announced the purchase of a Rocket Lab Electron rocket to increase the frequency of its dedicated rideshare missions.

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CGWIC to build Palapa-N1

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China Great Wall Industry Corporation (“CGWIC”), a subsidiary of China Aerospace Science & Technology Corporation (“CASC”), and Indonesia PT. Palapa Satelit Nusa Sejahtera (“PSNS”) signed the contract of Indonesia “Palapa-N1” communication satellite project.

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Six ISS-Reshetnev-built satellites to be launched in 2017

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Three Gonets communications satellites, the Geo-IK-2 geodesy satellite and a satellite for the Russian Defense Ministry, made by Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems, are to be launched into space this year, the company’s CEO, Nikolay Testoyedov, was quoted as saying.

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Airbus Safran Launchers to become ArianeGroup

May 17th, 2017 by

Airbus Safran Launchers, the joint venture created at the initiative of the Airbus and Safran groups in order to reorganise the European launchers sector, is to be known as ArianeGroup. The change in corporate name will be effective as of 1 July 2017.

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