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Hydraulic pump glitch scrubs Pegasus launch
Read more →: Hydraulic pump glitch scrubs Pegasus launchUpdated at 7:30 p.m. EST (0030 GMT). A camera on-board the L-1011 carrier plane shows the aft end…
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Photos: EchoStar 19 encapsulated for launch atop Atlas 5
Read more →: Photos: EchoStar 19 encapsulated for launch atop Atlas 5In preparation for liftoff Dec. 18 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, the powerful Internet-from-space broadcasting…
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Pegasus XL launch timeline with NASA’s CYGNSS microsats
Read more →: Pegasus XL launch timeline with NASA’s CYGNSS microsatsOrbital ATK’s Pegasus XL rocket will take about eight minutes to reach orbit with NASA’s eight CYGNSS weather…
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Live coverage: Pegasus rocket successfully fires into orbit
Read more →: Live coverage: Pegasus rocket successfully fires into orbitLive coverage of the countdown and launch of a Pegasus XL rocket rocket with NASA’s Cyclone Global Navigation…
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Video: Inside the CYGNSS satellite factory and the Pegasus carrier aircraft
Read more →: Video: Inside the CYGNSS satellite factory and the Pegasus carrier aircraftUpdated before Thursday’s launch attempt. Spaceflight Now visited the CYGNSS production facility at the Southwest Research Institute in…
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Video: Pegasus and CYGNSS pre-launch news conference
Read more →: Video: Pegasus and CYGNSS pre-launch news conferenceThis is the pre-launch news conference for NASA’s CYGNSS hurricane research mission featuring a constellation of eight microsats…
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New-generation geostationary weather satellite launched by China
Read more →: New-generation geostationary weather satellite launched by ChinaA Long March 3B rocket lifted off Saturday with the Fengyun 4A weather satellite. Credit: Xinhua The first…
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Photos: Orbital ATK’s temporary Pegasus home base at Cape Canaveral
Read more →: Photos: Orbital ATK’s temporary Pegasus home base at Cape CanaveralTake a look around the L-1011 jetliner, Pegasus rocket, and ground support gear at Cape Canaveral Air Force…
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NASA-funded satellite fleet could give hurricane forecasting a boost
Read more →: NASA-funded satellite fleet could give hurricane forecasting a boostArtist’s concept of the CYGNSS satellites deploying from the carrier module on the Pegasus rocket’s third stage. Credit:…
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Photos: Hurricane research satellites readied for launch
Read more →: Photos: Hurricane research satellites readied for launchEight miniature weather observatories, each the size of a piece of carry-on luggage, were installed on a specially-designed…
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Citing SpaceX delays, Inmarsat moves satellite launch from Falcon Heavy to Ariane 5
Read more →: Citing SpaceX delays, Inmarsat moves satellite launch from Falcon Heavy to Ariane 5File photo of an Ariane 5 launch in August 2015. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Photo Optique Video du CSG…
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EchoStar 19 launch aboard Atlas 5 rocket now planned for Dec. 18
Read more →: EchoStar 19 launch aboard Atlas 5 rocket now planned for Dec. 18The mission poster. Credit: United Launch Alliance CAPE CANAVERAL — A state-of-the-art satellite to provide high-speed Internet connectivity…