Satellite News

Rocket: Atlas V; Payload: PAN (P360, USA 207); Date: 8 September 2009, 2135 UTC; Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, USA. The satellite was released into its target orbit approx. two hours after launch.

China Great Wall Industry Corp. (CGWIC) said it signed a launch services contract with a customer in the Indian Ocean region. The company did not disclose the customer’s name.

The Palapa-D communications satellite has arrived in geostationary orbit, manufacturer Thales Alenia Space and operator Indosat announced.

Sirius XM Radio announced that Sirius FM-5, the newest addition to the Sirius XM satellite fleet, was recently placed into service on the Sirius network.

As it nears 17.6 million miles distance from Earth, the Kepler spacecraft continues to scan the Milky Way galaxy, near the Cygnus constellation, for Earth-sized planets. The spacecraft subsystems are performing nominally, as the science team and engineers are preparing for upcoming events.

Two European companies are to contribute to Argentina’s Arsat-1 satellite, for which Argentinian company INVAP is the prime contractor.
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Thales Alenia Space announced that the Integrated Cargo Carrier (ICC) part of the second ESA’s Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) has been successfully manufactured and integrated.
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