August 5th, 2021 by
Northrop Grumman Corporation and Ball Aerospace successfully completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) for the Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen OPIR) Geosynchronous (GEO) mission payload.
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August 5th, 2021 by
Maxar Technologies announced another delay to the launch of its next-generation imagery satellites. “We have decided to delay the launch from the fourth quarter of 2021 into next year,” Maxar CEO Dan Jablonsky was quoted as saying.
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August 5th, 2021 by
Maxar Technologies announced the company will manufacture a new geostationary communications satellite for longtime customer SiriusXM. The SXM-9 satellite will be based on Maxar’s proven 1300-class platform and built at the company’s manufacturing facility in Palo Alto, California. It is expected that SXM-9 will launch in 2024.
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August 5th, 2021 by
India’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-F10 (GSLV-F10) will launch the Earth Observation Satellite, EOS-03 from the Second Launch Pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota.
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August 5th, 2021 by
Rocket: Chang Zheng 6; Payload: KL-Beta-A and KL-Beta-B; Date: 4 August 2021, 1101 UTC; Launch site: Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China. State media said the two multimedia satellites were deployed into pre-set orbit. According to U.S. tracking data, they achieved orbits of 899 km x 908 km x 88.99 degrees.
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August 5th, 2021 by
Rocket: Chang Zheng 3B/E; Payload: Zhongxing-2E; Date: 5 August 2021, 1630 UTC; Launch site: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China. The satellite was likely placed into geostationary transfer orbit. No tracking data were immediately available.
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