July 23rd, 2018 by
SSL announced the advanced high throughput satellite built for Telesat is successfully performing post-launch manoeuvres according to plan. The SSL-built satellite deployed its solar arrays on schedule following its launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida early Sunday morning. It began firing its main thruster earlier today to propel toward its final geostationary orbit.
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July 23rd, 2018 by
Russia has begun work on a new Soyuz-5 carrier rocket, chief of Russia’s state space corporation Dmitry Rogozin was quoted as saying. The process would “mobilise all space industry, refresh it and utilise our strong development and production capabilities.”
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July 23rd, 2018 by
MDA announced it has received a commitment from the UK Space Agency (UKSA) to develop space robotics capabilities in the United Kingdom. The agreement, valued at C$1.7 million, enhances MDA’s ability to lead a European consortium bidding on the first phase of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Space Servicing Vehicle (SSV) Robotics Program.
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