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Full story: Delta 2 rises to occasion with SMAP observatory

January 31, 2015

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE — The ever-dependable Delta 2 rocket continued its flawless service to NASA and Earth…
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Japanese H-IIA launches with IGS spy satellite

January 31, 2015

Japan has conducted its first launch of 2015 Sunday with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries lofting a radar reconnaissance satellite…
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Video: Delta 2 blasts off from Vandenberg

January 31, 2015

NASA’s Soil Moisture Active Passive satellite blasts off aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket Saturday, launching…
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SpaceX nears pad abort test for human-rated Dragon capsule

January 31, 2015

SpaceX has released this photo of the Dragon spacecraft for the pad abort test. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX is…
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Satcom Direct Named Value Added Reseller for Inmarsat Global Xpress

January 30, 2015

[Via Satellite 01-30-2015] Satcom Direct’s Land Mobile group, which focuses on satellite communications solutions for its land-based enterprise…
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Inmarsat satellite ready for liftoff on Proton rocket

January 30, 2015

A Proton rocket is poised for launch Sunday with the Inmarsat 5 F2 mobile communications satellite. Credit: Roscosmos…
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Boeing’s CST-100 part of NASA’s intertwined forward path

January 30, 2015

Boeing Vice President John Elbon believes the CST-100 spacecraft is part of an intertwined forward path for NASA,…
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US Stratcom Signs SSA Agreement with Germany

January 30, 2015

[Via Satellite 01-30-2015] The U.S. Strategic Command (Stratcom) signed a technical arrangement with Germany to share Space Situational…
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ESA, Airbus Confirm Partnership for European Data Relay System

January 30, 2015

[Via Satellite 01-30-2015] Following the successful test campaign of the first multigigabit optical intersatellite link between the Copernicus…
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Oil and Gas Satellite Needs Increasing in Americas, Says SES Exec

January 30, 2015

[Via Satellite 01-30-2015] The digitization of the oil and gas (O&G) sector is spurring on demand for new…
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HughesNet and National 4-H Council Announce 2015 Youth STEM Program

January 30, 2015

[Via Satellite 01-30-2015] Building on momentum generated in 2014, National 4-H Council and HughesNet, Hughes Network Systems’ satellite…
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Comtech Xicom Receives $3.8 Million Order for TWTAs for US Army

January 30, 2015

[Via Satellite 01-30-2015] Comtech Xicom Technology, a subsidiary of Comtech Telecommunications, has received a $3.8 million follow-on order…
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