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Archive for October, 2021

Thuraya secures AED316 million distribution contracts

October 10th, 2021 by

Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PJSC announced that its Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) subsidiary, Thuraya Telecommunications Company PJSC has secured long-tem agreements with a global service provider for a total value in excess of AED316 million (US$86 million) over the next three years.

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Russia’s GLONASS satellites to get rid of foreign components by 2026

October 10th, 2021 by

All GLONASS-K2 satellites will be made exclusively of Russian-made components by 2026, with the import substitution to be expanded to other spacecraft, the satellite’s manufacturer said.

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Galileo satellites arrive at Europe’s Spaceport

October 10th, 2021 by

The latest pair of Galileo satellites, FM 23 and 24, have touched down at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, ahead of their launch together next month.

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Four Angara flights from Plesetsk planned in 2022

October 10th, 2021 by

Two launches of Angara-A5 heavy rocket and two launches of its light class are planned to be carried out from the Plesetsk cosmodrome next year, Russian Aerospace Force commander Colonel-General Sergey Surovikin said.

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NASA’s SLS passes key review for Artemis I mission

October 10th, 2021 by

NASA has completed the design certification review (DCR) for the Space Launch System Program (SLS) rocket ahead of the Artemis I mission to send the Orion spacecraft to the Moon.

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Deutsche Telekom and Eutelsat co-operate

October 7th, 2021 by

Deutsche Telekom and Eutelsat Communications have signed an agreement covering the distribution by Deutsche Telekom, Europe’s largest telecommunications provider, of high-speed satellite broadband via the Eutelsat KONNECT satellite.

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First MetOp-SG-B satellite receives propulsion module

October 7th, 2021 by

The first “B” model of the next generation polar orbiting weather satellite series MetOp-SG has received its propulsion system.

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Rocket Lab selected to launch NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System

October 7th, 2021 by

Rocket Lab USA announced it has been selected to launch NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System, or ACS3, on the Electron launch vehicle.

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