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Russian Progress Freighter Resets Space Station Orbit
MOSCOW, February 22 (RIA Novosti) – The engines of a Russian Progress M-17M space freighter were fired on Friday to readjust the orbit of the International Space Station (ISS), a Russian space agency spokesman said on Friday.
“The space freighter’s… Continue reading
Galileo IOV satellites 3 and 4 now fully deployed into orbit
- The second pair of Galileo IOV (In-Orbit Validation) satellites, designed and developed by Astrium, are now fully deployed in orbit
- Astrium is the main industrial partner for the European high-performance navigation system with satellites, ground segment, system support and Ariane… Continue reading
First SBIRS Satellite Exceeding Performance Expectations After One Year On Orbit
SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 5, 2012 – The first Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT]-built Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous (GEO-1) satellite, launched on May 7, 2011, is exceeding performance expectations and is on schedule to achieve operational certification later this year.… Continue reading
Lockheed Martin and NASA Place Two Grail Spacecraft Into Orbit Around the Moon
DENVER, January 1st, 2012 — Both of NASA’s Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) spacecraft were successfully inserted into orbit around the Earth’s moon. The mission will analyze the internal structure and gravitational forces of the moon. Lockheed Martin [NYSE:… Continue reading
NASA Twin Spacecraft On Final Approach For Moon Orbit
PASADENA, Calif. — NASA’s twin spacecraft to study the moon from crust to core are nearing their New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day main-engine burns to place the duo in lunar orbit.
Named Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL),… Continue reading
Astrium successfully delivers Arabsat-5C satellite in orbit
- The Arabsat-5C satellite built by Astrium and Thales Alenia Space has been handed over to ARABSAT as part of the in-orbit delivery contract
- Arabsat-5C is the third Eurostar E3000 satellite to enter commercial service in less than a week
- Arabsat-5C… Continue reading
Chinese orbiter fails to enter orbit
China’s experimental satellite, which was launched by the Long March II-C rocket Thursday, failed to enter the designated orbit due to a rocket malfunction.
The rocket carrying the SJ-11-04 orbiter experienced problems during flight after it was launched from the… Continue reading
NASA Glory Satellite Fails To Reach Orbit
WASHINGTON — NASA’s Glory mission ended Friday after the spacecraft failed to reach orbit following its launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
NASA has begun the process of creating a Mishap Investigation Board to evaluate the cause of… Continue reading
Discovery in Orbit
Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:03:52 PM UTC+0100
Space shuttle Discovery has reached orbit and is on its way to the International Space Station. “Good to be here,” Discovery Commander Steve Lindsey radioed soon after the three main engines shut off… Continue reading
Lockheed Martin-Built GPS Satellite Exceeds 10 Years On-Orbit
Next-Generation GPS III Program Advancing Through Production Phase
The seventh Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-7/SVN-54) satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT], has reached 10 years of successful on-orbit operations, and continues to deliver critical position,… Continue reading
Galileo pathfinder GIOVE-A achieves five years in orbit
ESA’s GIOVE-A satellite – the first prototype of Europe’s Galileo satellite navigation system – is still working well after five years in space.
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The first ‘Galileo In-Orbit Validation Element’, GIOVE-A, was launched on 28 December 2005 by a Soyuz… 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