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Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has delivered the first of two Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) demonstration satellites to the U.S. Air Force's Cape Canaveral Air Station for launch preparation.
Read MoreTwo Ariane 5 launch campaigns are in full swing at the Spaceport, keeping Arianespace on track for its targeted seven missions in 2009 with the workhorse heavy-lift vehicle.
Read MoreMEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. (“MEASAT”) today successfully launched the MEASAT-3a satellite from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The satellite was launched on a Sea Launch LandLaunch Zenit-3SLB launch vehicle.
Read MoreFrustrating, no doubt, however the next available date for the Endeavour's STS-127 mission is July 11.
Read MoreOn June 15th, Boeing successfully transferred control of the second Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite to the U.S. Air Force, which will monitor and control the new satellite from Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado.
Read MoreMEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. reports that the MEASAT-3a satellite is now at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan in final preparations for launch.
Read MoreThe Xinhua News Agency is reporting that Vietnam is expected to launch their second satellite during 2012, with this info picked up in the New Hanoi newspaper.</font
Read MoreThe STS-127 Mission crewmembers participated in the STS-127 Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) held at NASA Kennedy Space Center from June 2 through June 4, 2009.
Read MoreGMV, a multinational company headquartered in Spain and independent supplier of satellite control systems, successfully assisted in the launch of the W2A satellite in April through its satellite operations support of Eutelsat’s New Eutelsat Open-Satellite Control System (New-SCS), which includes operations of the Spacebus 4000 satellite family.
Read MoreFollowing the delivery, on May 22nd, of the Proton M booster rocket designated for the SIRIUS FM-5 launch, the aforementioned spacecraft was delivered to the Baikonur Cosmodrome on May 26th.
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