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Ziyuan III-02 Mapping Satellite Launched
Read more →: Ziyuan III-02 Mapping Satellite LaunchedChina’s Ziyuan III-02 satellite was launched at 11:17 Monday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China’s…
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Record double-satellite payload mated to Ariane 5 for launch next week
Read more →: Record double-satellite payload mated to Ariane 5 for launch next weekThe EchoStar 18 broadcast satellite for DISH Network is lowered onto its Ariane 5 attach fitting May 13.…
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Long March 4B lofts Earth-viewing satellites for China, Argentina
Read more →: Long March 4B lofts Earth-viewing satellites for China, ArgentinaCredit: Xinhua Three Earth observation satellites for the Chinese government and a commercial Argentine startup launched Monday, entering an…
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Russia’s navigation network receives new satellite
Read more →: Russia’s navigation network receives new satelliteA Glonass navigation satellite blasted off Sunday aboard a Soyuz rocket, reaching an orbit nearly 12,000 miles above…
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Re-engined Antares rocket completes ground test firing
Read more →: Re-engined Antares rocket completes ground test firingOrbital ATK’s upgraded Antares rocket, featuring newly-built RD-181 main engines, completed a 30-second test firing on a launch…
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China Launches New Satellite for Civilian Hi-res Mapping
Read more →: China Launches New Satellite for Civilian Hi-res MappingBEIJING, May 30 (China Space News) — China launched a new civilian high-resolution mapping satellite on Monday from…
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Belintersat-1 Satellite Delivered to Client
Read more →: Belintersat-1 Satellite Delivered to ClientBEIJING, May 27 (China Space News) — The Belintersat-1 communications satellite was recently delivered to Belarus by China…
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Video: Next space station trio finishing training at Star City
Read more →: Video: Next space station trio finishing training at Star CityExpedition 48-49 Soyuz commander Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos and flight engineers Kate Rubins of NASA and Takuya Onishi…
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Ride aboard the Falcon 9 rocket’s first stage on descent
Read more →: Ride aboard the Falcon 9 rocket’s first stage on descentTake a virtual trip from space back to planet Earth with an sped up video clip showing the…
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Details of Orbital ATK’s proposed heavy launcher revealed
Read more →: Details of Orbital ATK’s proposed heavy launcher revealedA fivei-segment solid rocket motor designed as a strap-on booster for NASA’s Space Launch System undergoes a test…
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Details of Orbital ATK’s proposed heavy launcher revealed
Read more →: Details of Orbital ATK’s proposed heavy launcher revealedA fivei-segment solid rocket motor designed as a strap-on booster for NASA’s Space Launch System undergoes a test…
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Delta 4-Heavy launch postponed by unspecified payload issue
Read more →: Delta 4-Heavy launch postponed by unspecified payload issueNROL-37 mission poster. Credit: United Launch Alliance CAPE CANAVERAL — Payload readiness has delayed next weekend’s planned Delta…