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Proton rocket takes off with Express AM8 communications bird
Read more →: Proton rocket takes off with Express AM8 communications birdUpdated after spacecraft separation. A Proton rocket lifted off at 1900 GMT (3 p.m. EDT) with the Express…
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DOD Prepares for Overhaul of Military Ground Systems
Read more →: DOD Prepares for Overhaul of Military Ground Systems[Via Satellite 09-14-2015] The U.S. military is preparing to shift away from having multiple independent ground systems in…
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Lockheed Martin Adds Reprogrammable Capability to A2100 Satellites
Read more →: Lockheed Martin Adds Reprogrammable Capability to A2100 Satellites[Via Satellite 09-14-2015] Lockheed Martin is introducing payload technology on Hellas-Sat 4/SaudiGeoSat 1 to enable flexible bandwidth and…
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Commercial Atlas 5 rocket stacking begins for Mexican launch
Read more →: Commercial Atlas 5 rocket stacking begins for Mexican launchFile photo. Credit: NASA-KSC CAPE CANAVERAL — Assembly of a 19-story Atlas rocket started today for a commercial…
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ILS Appoints New President, Phil Slack Steps Down
Read more →: ILS Appoints New President, Phil Slack Steps Down[Via Satellite 09-14-2015] International Launch Services (ILS) has appointed Kirk Pysher, formerly VP of mission assurance and product…
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Hispasat Signs Launch Deals with SpaceX and ILS
Read more →: Hispasat Signs Launch Deals with SpaceX and ILS[Via Satellite 09-14-2015] Spanish satellite operator Hispasat has reached launch agreements with International Launch Services (ILS) and Space…
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China to build high altitude observatory to monitor cosmic rays
Read more →: China to build high altitude observatory to monitor cosmic raysChina will invest more than one billion yuan (about 157 million U.S. dollars) to build a high altitude…
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China’s indigenous SatNav finds increasing market presence
Read more →: China’s indigenous SatNav finds increasing market presenceChina’s indigenous satellite navigation system is achieving increasing market presence in the country, with most new GPS gadgets…
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Soyuz lands safely in Kazakhstan
Read more →: Soyuz lands safely in KazakhstanSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION The Soyuz TMA-16M spacecraft descends to a landing in Kazakhstan at…
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New Russian telecom satellite awaits launch Monday
Read more →: New Russian telecom satellite awaits launch MondayThe Proton rocket with Express AM8 rolled out Friday to the Complex 81 launch pad at the Baikonur…
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Long March 3B conducts another secretive launch
Read more →: Long March 3B conducts another secretive launchA super-secretive satellite was launched by China from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center on Saturday. Launch of the unknown…
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Photos: Soyuz blasts off from the jungle
Read more →: Photos: Soyuz blasts off from the jungleA late-night liftoff Thursday lit up the forested shoreline of South America as a Russian-made Soyuz rocket streaked…