September 21st, 2017 by
Arianespace’s ninth launch of 2017 is now scheduled for 29 September between 2147 and 2225 UTC on a dual-payload Ariane 5 mission to geostationary transfer orbit with Intelsat 37e and BSAT-4a.
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September 21st, 2017 by
Iridium Communications announced that all 10 Iridium NEXT satellites for the third launch are onsite at Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) in California. Pre-launch processing activities are underway, which includes mating them to the dispensers, fuelling and encapsulation within the fairing.
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September 21st, 2017 by
ASTROSCALE Japan Inc. and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency have signed a joint research agreement regarding the removal of space debris.
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September 21st, 2017 by
The Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO) instrument, designed and built by Ball Aerospace for NASA, has completed spectrometer testing and verification.
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