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Archive for November 13th, 2017

Electron arrives at launch site for Rocket Lab’s 2nd test flight

November 13th, 2017 by

Rocket Lab’s second Electron orbital launch vehicle has arrived at Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula, signalling the beginning of pre-flight checks ahead of Rocket Lab’s second test flight, dubbed ‘Still Testing’.

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Angosat ready for shipment to Baikonur

November 13th, 2017 by

Acceptance tests on the Angosat spacecraft built by RSC Energia under a contract with the Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technologies of the Republic of Angola have been completed.

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SSTL confirms sale of SST-US assets to General Atomics

November 13th, 2017 by

Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) announced that General Atomics (GA) has acquired the assets of SSTL’s subsidiary in the U.S. (SST-US) as well as taking over its on-going projects.

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