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Archive for October 25th, 2018

Soyuz successfully launches Russian military satellite

October 25th, 2018 by

Rocket: Soyuz-2.1b; Payload: Lotos-S1 [Kosmos 2528]; Date: 25 October 2018, 0015 UTC; Launch site: Plesetsk, Russia. The launch of the rocket and the deployment of the spacecraft into the calculated orbit took place in the normal mode, Roskosmos said.

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Chang Zheng lofts new ocean-observing satellite

October 25th, 2018 by

Rocket: Chang Zheng 4B; Payload: Haiyang-2B [HY-2B]; Date: 24 October 2018, 2257 UTC; Launch site: Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China. Officials said the launch was successful.

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Viasat books Falcon Heavy launch

October 25th, 2018 by

Viasat Inc. announced it selected SpaceX to launch one of its ViaSat-3 satellite missions.

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Iridium Communications Inc. results Q3 2018

October 25th, 2018 by

Iridium Communications Inc. reported financial results for the third quarter of 2018.

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In-flight broadband via LEO tested

October 25th, 2018 by

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. announced its key role in the first-ever demonstration of an in-flight aircraft communicating at broadband speeds with a low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite system.

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