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Archive for September, 2018

China launches Centispace-1-s1 satellite

September 30th, 2018 by

Rocket: Kuaizhou-1A; Payload: Centispace-1-s1; Date: 29 September 2018, 0413 UTC; Launch site: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China. About six and a half hours after leaving the pad, the state-run Xinhua press agency confirmed launch success.

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United Launch Alliance selects BE-4 engines for Vulcan

September 30th, 2018 by

Following completion of a competitive procurement, ULA has selected Blue Origin’s BE-4 engine for Vulcan Centaur’s booster stage. The liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuelled booster will be powered by a pair of BE-4 engines, each producing 2.45 MN (550,000 lbf) of sea level thrust.

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AEHF-4 encapsulated ahead of October launch

September 30th, 2018 by

The U.S. Air Force’s fourth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF-4) communication satellite was encapsulated on 26 September at Astrotech Space Operations processing facility in Florida.

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Japan’s Kounotori spaceship attached to ISS

September 30th, 2018 by

Ground controllers successfully installed the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Kounotori 7 H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV-7) to the International Space Station’s Earth-facing port of the Harmony module on 27 September (UTC).

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LockMart receives contract for 1st two GPS IIIF satellites

September 30th, 2018 by

Lockheed Martin received a contract for the first two GPS IIIF satellites, Space Vehicles 11 and 12, which are follow-ons to the initial 10-satellites of the new GPS III constellation.

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Norway tests hybrid rocket propulsion

September 27th, 2018 by

Norway’s first hybrid rocket to reach space demonstrated new hybrid propulsion technology for a cleaner, safer, more flexible method of powering small launch vehicles.

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TAS delivers IMU Flight Models for ESA’s Exomars 2020 mission

September 27th, 2018 by

Thales Alenia Space in the UK achieved the major milestone of delivering its IMU Flight Models to Airbus Defence and Space in UK for integration with the ExoMars Rover.

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CubeRover to develop next-gen planetary rovers in Luxembourg

September 27th, 2018 by

CubeRover SARL and Luxembourg announced an agreement for the development of next-generation planetary rovers in Luxembourg.

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