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Archive for December 4th, 2018

Ariane 5 orbits Indian, Korean satellites in final 2018 flight

December 4th, 2018 by

Rocket: Ariane 5 ECA; Payload: GSAT-11, GEO-KOMPSAT-2A; Date: 4 December 2018, 2037 UTC; Launch site: Kourou, French Guiana. In its final launch of 2018, Ariane 5 placed the satellites in geostationary transfer orbit (GTO).

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RUAG Space USA begins production on U.S.-made flight Hardware

December 4th, 2018 by

RUAG Space has completed and passed a Manufacturing Readiness Review (MRR) for the Payload Fairing for United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Atlas V-500. This will be the first U.S.-made flight hardware by RUAG Space USA in Decatur, Alabama.

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MDA to provide subsystem designs for international Mars rover mission

December 4th, 2018 by

MDA was selected by Airbus to provide a conceptual design of a rover mobility system and sample acquisition system planned to explore Mars and acquire samples that will be returned to Earth.

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