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Archive for January 6th, 2022

Loft Orbital extends production agreement with LeoStella

January 6th, 2022 by

Loft Orbital Solutions, Inc. and LeoStella, Inc. have extended their production agreement to secure multiple additional LEO-100 buses from LeoStella. These satellite buses are the latest in a series Loft Orbital has secured from LeoStella.

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Security at Baikonur spaceport’s key facilities tightened

January 6th, 2022 by

Security at key facilities of Baikonur’s spaceport has been tightened and the branches of Roskosmos’s enterprises are working as normal, the Russian state space corporation’s head, Dmitry Rogozin, said.

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Arianespace to launch eight new Galileo satellites

January 6th, 2022 by

The European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) has chosen Arianespace to launch four new Galileo satellites for Europe’s own satellite navigation system. With this order, EUSPA takes over the role of placing launch services contracts for Galileo from ESA, which acted so far in the name and on behalf of the European Commission and will continue to be the technical authority for these launches.

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Arianespace: year in review

January 6th, 2022 by

Arianespace performed a total of 15 launches in 2021: three by Ariane 5, nine by Soyuz (including eight from the Russian spaceports in Baikonur and Vostochny for the OneWeb constellation) and three by Vega. A total of 305 satellites were launched. Out of the 15 launches, there were 11.5 for solely commercial customers, making Arianespace the leader in this market, according to the company.

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