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Archive for June, 2019

DSX successfully on-orbit and providing data

June 26th, 2019 by

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) Demonstration and Science Experiments (DSX) free-flying satellite, built on a spacecraft platform designed and developed by Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), is on-orbit and successfully performing experiments.

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First Falcon Heavy mission for U.S. DOD successfully launched

June 25th, 2019 by

Rocket: Falcon Heavy; Payload: STP-2; Date: 25 June 2019, 0630 UTC; Launch site: Kennedy Space Center.

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China launches 46th navigation satellite

June 25th, 2019 by

Rocket: Chang Zheng-3B/G2; Payload: Beidou-3I2 (IGSO-2) [aka Beidou-46]; Date: 24 June 2019, 1805 UTC; Launch site: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China. After in-orbit tests, the new satellite will work with those BDS satellites already in orbit to improve the coverage and positioning accuracy of the system.

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UK Space Agency teams with O2 on driverless cars

June 25th, 2019 by

The UK Space Agency is joining forces with mobile communications giant O2 to develop next generation technology needed for driverless cars.

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Delay of the day: Atlas V/AEHF-5

June 24th, 2019 by

The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the AEHF-5 mission for the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center is delayed, due to a vehicle battery failure discovered during final processing.

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Yamal-601 communications satellite now in geostationary orbit

June 24th, 2019 by

Thales Alenia Space and Gazprom Space Systems announced that the Launch Early Operation Phase (LEOP) has been successfully completed and that the Yamal-601 communications satellite is now in the nominal geostationary orbit (GEO) at the right position.

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NASA selects missions to study Sun, its effects on space weather

June 24th, 2019 by

NASA has selected two new missions to advance our understanding of the Sun and its dynamic effects on space. One of the selected missions will study how the Sun drives particles and energy into the solar system and a second will study Earth’s response.

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Next satellite in the European Data Relay System arrives in Kourou

June 23rd, 2019 by

The second satellite to join the constellation that forms the European Data Relay System (EDRS) has arrived at its launch site in Kourou, French Guiana.

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