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Archive for September 8th, 2019

Vikram located on lunar surface, but still no contact

September 8th, 2019 by

ISRO has located its Vikram lander on the moon’s surface with the help of the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter, which has taken a thermal image of the lander. Attempts to communicate with the lander have so far been unsuccessful.

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Konnect satellite completes vibration tests

September 8th, 2019 by

Konnect, a high-throughput satellite ordered by Eutelsat – has successfully completed its mechanical test campaign in Thales Alenia Space facilities in Cannes.

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CGWIC to provide gateway RF front-end system for SATRIA

September 8th, 2019 by

China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) and Indonesia PT. Satelit Nusantara Tiga (SNT) have signed a contract for 13M RF front-end system for Ka-band Gateway to serve SATRIA, a planned high-throughput satellite over Indonesia.

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Airbus is streamlining and consolidating its activities in Italy

September 8th, 2019 by

Following shareholder approval and its registration in the Chamber of Commerce, Airbus’ Italian space subsidiary Space Engineering has officially changed its name to Airbus Italia S.p.A.

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