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Archive for April 4th, 2018

Rocket Lab announces next launch

April 4th, 2018 by

US orbital launch provider Rocket Lab confirmed it will open a 14-day launch window this month to conduct the company’s first fully commercial launch.

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First images received from new Gaofen-1 spacecraft

April 4th, 2018 by

China Wednesday received the first package of data from the three high-resolution Gaofen-1 satellites launched on 31 March, according to the Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

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NGC-built ATMS and CERES instruments

April 4th, 2018 by

Two instruments built by Northrop Grumman Corporation for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) newest weather satellite were activated and are successfully performing post-launch procedures after reaching orbit.

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