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Canadian Asteroid-Hunting Satellite Launched into Space
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) on Monday launched a suitcase sized satellite into space aboard an Indian rocket that will search for large asteroids that could impact Earth and keep track of space junk in the solar system.
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Europe’s second polar-orbiting weather satellite is aloft
The second Metop satellite was launched today from the Baikonur cosmodrome, in Kazakhstan, atop a Russian Soyuz launcher. Metop-B will ensure the continuity of the weather and atmospheric monitoring service provided by its predecessor Metop-A, which has been circling the… Continue reading
Second Advanced EHF Military Communications Satellite Built By Lockheed Martin Launched Successfully for the U.S. Air Force
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla., May 4, 2012 – The second Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF-2) military communication satellite, built by a Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] team for the U.S. Air Force, was successfully launched today from Cape Canaveral… Continue reading
Soyuz 2.1a with six Globalstar satellites launched from Baikonur
The rocket carrier Soyuz 2.1a with Fregat booster and six American Globalstar-2 satellites has been launched from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, Federal Space Agency of the Russian Federation (Roscosmos) said.
“The 5th and 6th spacecraft are scheduled to… Continue reading
Miniature Air Launched Decoy Jammer Demonstrates Capability to Protect Manned Aircraft
The U.S. Air Force demonstrated that Raytheon Company’s Miniature Air Launched Decoy Jammer could protect aircraft when it completed the first test of the MALD-J in a simulated operational environment.
MALD® is a state-of-the-art, low-cost flight vehicle that is modular,… Continue reading
Israel’s “Ofeq 9″ satellite was launched and successfully injected into orbit
“Today 06.22.2010 at 22:00 hrs, Israel’s “Ofeq 9″ satellite was launched and successfully injected into orbit by means of a “Shavit” satellite launcher.
In the next phase, the satellite will undergo several tests for validation of its serviceability and satisfactory… Continue reading
Astrium’s 45th Ariane 5 successfully launched
On 1 July 2009, at 2.52 p.m. (Kourou time), 6.52 p.m. (UK time), another Ariane 5 developed and built by Astrium was successfully launched from Kourou, French Guiana, with the world’s largest commercial telecommunications satellite on board, TerreStar-1.
Astrium CEO… Continue reading