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Prelaunch processing of Egyptsat-A satellite

February 18th, 2019 by

The prelaunch processing of the integrated launch vehicle with the Egyptsat-A satellite has begun at Baikonur Cosmodrome. The Soyuz-2 launch vehicle with Fregat upper stage was installed on the launch pad at Site 31 of Baikonur Cosmodrome.

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Soyuz launch with OneWeb satellites set for for 26 Feb.

February 17th, 2019 by

Arianespace has completed a major preparation milestone for its next Soyuz launch with integration of the mission’s payload: the initial six spacecraft in OneWeb’s constellation.

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Arianespace to launch satellite deployment solution from Open Cosmos

February 12th, 2019 by

Arianespace and Open Cosmos, a company providing turnkey space missions, announced that they have signed a contract for the launch of an innovative CubeSat deployment solution.

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Spaceflight to send its 1st rideshare mission to GTO

February 12th, 2019 by

Spaceflight announced it will launch two payloads on its first rideshare mission to Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO). The mission is scheduled for no earlier than mid-February 2019 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 launching from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.

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Pentagon to review certification of SpaceX rockets

February 12th, 2019 by

The U.S. Department of Defense will evaluate the certification for SpaceX launch vehicles to determine whether the U.S. Air Force complied with certain guidelines, according to a memo.

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China improves Chang Zheng-6 rocket for growing commercial launches

February 11th, 2019 by

China announced that it is developing a modified version of the Chang Zheng-6 rocket to add four solid boosters to increase its carrying capacity.

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Payloads arrive for Arianespace’s 5th Soyuz mission carrying O3b satellites

February 10th, 2019 by

French Guiana has welcomed the four passengers for Arianespace’s second Soyuz mission in 2019, which will further expand the SES-owned O3b satellite constellation.

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NASA, SpaceX, and Boeing update Commercial Crew launch dates

February 7th, 2019 by

NASA and its Commercial Crew Program providers Boeing and SpaceX have agreed to move the target launch dates for the upcoming inaugural test flights of their next generation U.S. spacecraft and rockets that will launch astronauts to the International Space Station.

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