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5 Points to Keep in Mind Ahead of the 2Ku Commercial Launch
Read more →: 5 Points to Keep in Mind Ahead of the 2Ku Commercial Launch[Via Satellite 12-09-2015] Gogo CEO Michael Small is bullish about what the company’s new satellite-based connectivity offering will…
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Russian reconnaissance satellite re-enters atmosphere
Read more →: Russian reconnaissance satellite re-enters atmosphereRussia’s Soyuz 2-1v rocket blasted off at 1409 GMT (9:09 a.m. EST) Saturday from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in…
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Akatsuki probe relays its first images from Venus orbit
Read more →: Akatsuki probe relays its first images from Venus orbitThe Akatsuki spacecraft’s ultraviolet camera took this image of Venus at 0519 GMT (12:19 a.m. EST) on Dec.…
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Those mysterious bright spots on Ceres? Probably salty ice, scientists say
Read more →: Those mysterious bright spots on Ceres? Probably salty ice, scientists sayThis color-coded representation of Ceres’ Occator Crater shows differences in surface composition, highlight bright patches inside the crater.…
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Cygnus spaceship delivers HoloLens and other goodies to space station
Read more →: Cygnus spaceship delivers HoloLens and other goodies to space stationA photo tweeted by NASA astronaut Scott Kelly shows the International Space Station’s robotic arm about to grab…
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Long March 3B lofts Chinasat-1C
Read more →: Long March 3B lofts Chinasat-1CChina launched the second of a new generation of tactical communications satellites. Zhongxing-1C – or Chinasat-1C – was…
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Zenit rocket raised on launch pad for possible final flight
Read more →: Zenit rocket raised on launch pad for possible final flightIn the run up to what may be the final flight of a Zenit launcher, a Russian-Ukrainian creation…
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South Africa Signs on for Aireon ADS-B
Read more →: South Africa Signs on for Aireon ADS-B[Via Satellite 12-09-2015] Aireon has signed a data services agreement with Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS), South…
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Arqiva Books Transponder from Eutelsat for HD Content
Read more →: Arqiva Books Transponder from Eutelsat for HD Content[Via Satellite 12-09-2015] U.K.-based Arqiva has entered a multi-year commitment with Eutelsat Communications for a 15th transponder at…
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Long March lofts communications craft for Chinese government
Read more →: Long March lofts communications craft for Chinese governmentA Long March 3B rocket lifted off at 1646 GMT (11:46 a.m. EST) Wednesday with the Chinasat 1C…
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DOD’s STPSat 5 Satellite from SNC Passes Critical Design Review
Read more →: DOD’s STPSat 5 Satellite from SNC Passes Critical Design Review[Via Satellite 12-09-2015] Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has successfully completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) of its STPSat…
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Photos: Cygnus up, up and away aboard Atlas 5
Read more →: Photos: Cygnus up, up and away aboard Atlas 5More photos show the successful liftoff of the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket flight carrying the Cygnus…