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Archive for September 26th, 2018

Update: Ariane 5 ECA completes 100th flight

September 26th, 2018 by

Arianespace’s on-target mission with Horizons 3e and Azerspace-2/Intelsat 38 marked the milestone 100th flight of a heavy-lift Ariane 5.

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Vector receives patent for LOX-propylene rocket engine

September 26th, 2018 by

Vector announced that the company received a U.S. patent for its enhanced liquid oxygen-propylene rocket engine. Vector is the first and only launch provider to utilise propylene fuel and liquid oxygen (LOX) in an operational launch system.

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ThinKom demos aero terminal connectivity with O3b MEO satellites

September 26th, 2018 by

ThinKom Solutions, Inc. has announced the successful completion of the first ground test of its ThinAir Ka2517 Ka-band phased-array satellite antenna with the SES’ O3b constellation of medium-Earth orbit (MEO) satellites.

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