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Archive for February 13th, 2018

Progress vessel on slow trip to the ISS

February 13th, 2018 by

Rocket: Soyuz-2.1a; Payload: Progress MS-08 [Progress P69]; Date: 13 February 2018, 0813 UTC; Launch site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The Progress cargo transportation spacecraft developed and built by RSC Energia was successfully put into a low Earth orbit.

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Eutelsat 16C satellite deorbited after 17 years and 10 months

February 13th, 2018 by

Designed for a contractual orbital life of 10 years, the Eutelsat 16C/SESAT telecommunications satellite has now been deorbited after 17 years and 10 months of operational service.

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Infostellar announces StellarStation Amateur

February 13th, 2018 by

In order to help minimise early stage satellite mission failures, Infostellar has released a web-based LEOP (Launch and Early Orbit phase) support tool for amateur UHF satellites called StellarStation Amateur.

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