Satellite News

Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has completed its first three performance milestones for NASA’s Commercial Crew Integrated Capability (CCiCap) initiative, which is intended to lead to the availability of commercial human spaceflight services for government and commercial customers.

Gazprom Space Systems (GSS) is planning to launch two Yamal class satellites by the end of 2012, the company’s general designer Nikolai Sevastyanov was quoted as saying.

The U.S. Air Force Space Command Space and Missile Systems Center’s second Advanced Extremely High Frequency military communications satellite successfully completed its on-orbit testing on 24 September.

The Russian Satellite Communication Company (RSCC) and Eutelsat Communications announced an agreement whereby Eutelsat will lease capacity for broadcasting and IP services on two RSCC satellites to be launched in 2013 and 2015. The contracts for Eutelsat’s two 15-year leases are valued at approximately EUR300 million.

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Interorbital Systems recently conducted the first hot-firing test of the company’s Neptune rocket series main engine, the IOS GPRE 7.5KNTA (General Purpose Rocket Engine; 7,500lb-thrust; Nitric Acid; Turpentine; Ablative cooling).
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The launch date for South Korea’s KSLV 1 has been set for no earlier than 9 November, with additional launch opportunities through 24 November.Other Posts:Hayabusa making progress on its way backNOAA-12 shut down after 16 years in orbitCalian’s SED division signs C$8 million contract with InmarsatAriane 5 lofts satellites for Brazil, VietnamOrbcomm Inc. results Q2 2008The Whole Family Will Agree That Satellite TV Can’t Be BeatSBIRS GEO-1 exceeds expectations on path to operational certificationCuriosity rover gets software update
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Orbital Technologies Corporation has successfully flight-tested its new rocket engine and technologies in Mojave, California.Other Posts:Hayabusa making progress on its way backNOAA-12 shut down after 16 years in orbitCalian’s SED division signs C$8 million contract with InmarsatAriane 5 lofts satellites for Brazil, VietnamOrbcomm Inc. results Q2 2008The Whole Family Will Agree That Satellite TV Can’t Be BeatSBIRS GEO-1 exceeds expectations on path to operational certificationCuriosity rover gets software update
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