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Archive for September 2nd, 2018

GLSV-F11’s cryogenic engine successfully tested

September 2nd, 2018 by

ISRO said it has successfully completed the hot test of cryogenic engine for the GSLV-F11, which is scheduled to launch GSAT-7A in November this year.

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100th Ariane 5 launch comes closer

September 2nd, 2018 by

The Horizons 3e telecommunications satellite has been fuelled at the Spaceport in French Guiana, readying it for the 100th launch of a heavy-lift Ariane 5 – which also will carry the Azerspace-2/Intelsat 38 relay platform on this milestone Arianespace flight planned for 25 September.

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BepiColombo science orbiters stacked together

September 2nd, 2018 by

The two science orbiters of the joint ESA-JAXA BepiColombo mission are connected in their launch configuration and the European science orbiter and transport module have been given the go-ahead to be loaded with propellants.

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NASA awards contract for Earth science mission hosting services

September 2nd, 2018 by

NASA has awarded a contract to General Atomics of San Diego, California, for services required to host the agency’s Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols (MAIA) instrument on a commercial satellite in low-Earth orbit.

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