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Lockheed Martin has been selected by the U.S. Air Force for a contract award to support the Reusable Booster System (RBS) Flight and Ground Experiments programme. The value of the first task order is US$2 million, with a contract ordering value of up to US$250 million over the five-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract period.Other Posts:Shop Latino TV Selects Intelsat For Cable Distribution PlatformDnepr launch delayed three more weeksESA looking for payloads for second Vega flightExecs See Boost in Satellite ConstructionTAS to build cargo modules for OrbitalNew NPP delay possibleEchostar Revenues Climb On Higher Spending Per SubscriberYahsat’s first satellite arrives at launch site

Rocket: Chang-Zheng 3A; Payload: Beidou-2 IGSO-5 ‘Compass-I5′; Date: 2 December 2011, 2107 UTC; Launch site: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China. The successful launch marks the completion of phase one of China’s indigenous satellite navigation system.

Astrium has received confirmation from the European Space Agency (ESA) following its Preliminary Design Review (PDR) that the Ariane 5 Midlife Evolution launcher project has been approved.
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United Launch Services was awarded a US$150 million firm-fixed-price contract for the launch of the fifth Boeing Wideband Global Satellite Communications system (WGS-5).
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Rocket: Chang Zheng 2C; Payload: Yaogan 13; Date:…Read more