Tag: Norsat 1

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    Artist’s concept of the Norsat 1 microsatellite in orbit. Credit: ESA/T. Abrahamsen Officials from the Norwegian Space Center are looking for another launch opportunity for a microsatellite designed to track ship traffic and study space weather after engineers determined it could not safely be attached to a Soyuz rocket set for liftoff Friday. Officials decided…