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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, JAXA Launch Himawari 8 Weather Satellite
Read more →: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, JAXA Launch Himawari 8 Weather Satellite[Via Satellite 10-08-2014] On Oct. 7, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) launched…
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Frozen Hydrazine Lines Linked to August 25 Fregat Launch Anomaly
Read more →: Frozen Hydrazine Lines Linked to August 25 Fregat Launch Anomaly[Via Satellite 10-08-2014] Independent inquiry boards established by Arianespace and Roscosmos have come to the same conclusion regarding…
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X-37B space planes to move into shuttle hangars
Read more →: X-37B space planes to move into shuttle hangarsAn X-37B space plane sits on a runway at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., after landing on its…
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Cygnus sets date for next ISS mission – Castor XL ready for debut
Read more →: Cygnus sets date for next ISS mission – Castor XL ready for debutOrbital’s Cygnus spacecraft will begin her latest trip to the International Space Station (ISS) on October 24, atop…
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Galileo launch failure blamed on frozen Fregat fuel line
Read more →: Galileo launch failure blamed on frozen Fregat fuel lineArtist’s concept of a Fregat upper stage during launch with two Galileo navigation satellites. Photo credit: Arianespace TV/Spaceflight…
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Inmarsat and TECOM to Provide GX Government Aviation Terminals
Read more →: Inmarsat and TECOM to Provide GX Government Aviation Terminals[Via Satellite 10-08-2014] Inmarsat and TECOM, designer and manufacturer of antenna systems, have established a Memorandum of Arrangement…
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Gaofen-2 Satellite Photographs Released
Read more →: Gaofen-2 Satellite Photographs ReleasedBEIJING, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) — China on Monday released the first batch of photos taken by Gaofen-2, its…
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Club DAB Italia Rolls Out National SFN DAB with 2wcom Technology
Read more →: Club DAB Italia Rolls Out National SFN DAB with 2wcom Technology[Via Satellite 10-07-2014] Italian network operator Club DAB Italia has rolled out the country’s nationwide Digital Audio Broadcasting…
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EVA-27: Astronaut duo complete US spacewalk outside ISS
Read more →: EVA-27: Astronaut duo complete US spacewalk outside ISSAstronauts Reid Wiseman of NASA and Alexander Gerst of ESA have successfully completed what was the first US…
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Intelsat General Increasing Focus on Stopping Interference, Musing Ka-band Options
Read more →: Intelsat General Increasing Focus on Stopping Interference, Musing Ka-band Options[Via Satellite 10-07-2014] As Intelsat prepares for EpicNG, its next generation High Throughput Satellites (HTS), a key focus…
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Venezuela Signs Third Satellite Deal with China
Read more →: Venezuela Signs Third Satellite Deal with China[Via Satellite 10-07-2014] The Venezuelan government has signed a new agreement with China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC),…
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H-2A rocket boosts Japanese weather satellite into orbit
Read more →: H-2A rocket boosts Japanese weather satellite into orbitJapan launched a next-generation geostationary weather satellite Tuesday on the 25th flight of the country’s H-2A rocket, deploying…