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Iridium satellites rolling off assembly line in Arizona
Read more →: Iridium satellites rolling off assembly line in ArizonaThe first two fully-complete Iridium Next satellites. Credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now Construction is complete on the first batch…
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China launches space tracking ship Yuanwang-7
Read more →: China launches space tracking ship Yuanwang-7China’s new generation of space tracking ship, the Yuanwang-7, which will perform maritime tracking of manned spaceflight Shenzhou-11…
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NASA shows off Juno spacecraft’s first view of Jupiter and its moons from orbit
Read more →: NASA shows off Juno spacecraft’s first view of Jupiter and its moons from orbitThis view from JunoCam shows Jupiter at far left, with the moons Io, Europa and Ganymede in orbit…
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Rocket Lab Electron Manifest Grows with Planet Launch Contract
Read more →: Rocket Lab Electron Manifest Grows with Planet Launch ContractA side view of the Electron rocket. Photo: Rocket Lab [Via Satellite 07-12-2016] With the signing of three…
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Alaskan Leader Fisheries Deploys Inmarsat Fleet Xpress
Read more →: Alaskan Leader Fisheries Deploys Inmarsat Fleet Xpress[Via Satellite 07-12-2016] Network Innovations (NI), together with Fusion Marine Technology, have signed a contract with Alaskan Leader…
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Kongsberg Norspace to Supply Converters for two Inmarsat 6 Satellites
Read more →: Kongsberg Norspace to Supply Converters for two Inmarsat 6 Satellites[Via Satellite 07-12-2016] Kongsberg Norspace, the Norway-based subsidiary of Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace, has won a contract with…
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Ursys Signs Capacity Deal with Optus Satellite
Read more →: Ursys Signs Capacity Deal with Optus Satellite[Via Satellite 07-12-2016] Optus Satellite has announced a new wholesale relationship with Ursys, a designer and provider of…
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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin venture gets set to pick up the pace for spaceship test flights
Read more →: Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin venture gets set to pick up the pace for spaceship test flightsBlue Origin’s New Shepard spaceship rises from its launch pad in June. (Credit: Blue Origin) Blue Origin, the…
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UK Space Agency Forming Propulsion Test Facility
Read more →: UK Space Agency Forming Propulsion Test Facility[Via Satellite 07-12-2016] The U.K. Space Agency is investing $5.4 million (4.12 million pounds) in a national propulsion…
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Delta 2 rocket being assembled at Vandenberg for penultimate launch
Read more →: Delta 2 rocket being assembled at Vandenberg for penultimate launchThe step-by-step Delta 2 assembly process. Photos by NASA The next-to-last Delta 2 rocket is being stacked at…
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China developing water cycle observation satellite
Read more →: China developing water cycle observation satelliteChina will launch a Water Cycle Observation Mission (WCOM) satellite around 2020, to help in forecasting hydrological events…
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China to Launch 14 New Meteorological Satellites Before 2025
Read more →: China to Launch 14 New Meteorological Satellites Before 2025BEIJING, July 8 (China Space News) — China will put 14 more meteorological satellites into orbit over the…