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Archive for May 2nd, 2018

Arianespace, D-Orbit sign contract to launch Cubesat Carrier on Vega

May 2nd, 2018 by

Arianespace and D-Orbit announced the signature of an agreement to offer InOrbit NOW launch and deployment service through the launch of D-Orbit’s ION CubeSat Carrier on the Vega launch vehicle, as part of the Small Spacecraft Mission Service (SSMS) Proof Of Concept flight (POC flight).

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Yahsat set to acquire stake in Thuraya

May 2nd, 2018 by

Yahsat of the United Arab Emirates has entered into an agreement to acquire a majority stake in the mobile satellite services operator Thuraya, also based in the UAE, subject to final pre-closing conditions being met.

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