Satellite News

The fifth Ariane 5 for launch in 2009 is ready for lift-off following the integration of its military and civilian telecommunications spacecraft payloads at the Spaceport in French Guiana.
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Laos has reportedly become the latest country to order a satellite from China.
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Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) announced the successful demonstration of a proximity sensor, called DragonEye, on NASA’s STS-127 shuttle mission.
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China Great Wall Industry Corp. (CGWIC) seems to have found another customer for a telecommunication satellite: Bolivia.
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The Thor 6 satellite, of Telenor Satellite Broadcasting AS, a subsidiary of Norway’s telecommunication provider Telenor, is ready to be shipped to Kourou in French Guyana by an Ariane 5.
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COM DEV International Ltd. has been awarded an Authorisation to Proceed (ATP) on integrated multiplexer and switch assemblies for a commercial communications satellite.
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U.S. Representative Ron Klein said that the QuikSCAT weather satellite is likely to fail soon, citing an internal memo from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
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During analysis of four safe-mode events this year, engineers for NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter project have identified a vulnerability to the effects of subsequent events.
Other Posts:Astrotech wins first competed contract under recently awarded VAFB IDIQGalileo deadline not likely to be met as firms make new demandsRRsat completes acquisition of Hawley Teleport in PennsylvaniaSES S.A. results Q1 2009ICO announces resignation of CEOGilat Satellite Networks to be acquired by consortium of private equity investorsTDRSS oldies still workingFuel cell problem delays Atlantis launch