News tagged with telecommunications satellites
Artemis keeps talking the talk
(Phys.org) -- Although ESA’s Artemis telecommunications satellite has officially completed its mission, it still has plenty to offer. Reaching its working orbit almost 11 years ago after an arduous journey, ...
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Jun 01, 2012 |
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Bangladesh plans to build its first satellite
(AP) -- An American firm will help Bangladesh design and launch the South Asian country's first satellite.
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Mar 30, 2012 |
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Russia launches European telecoms satellite
A Russian Proton-M rocket completed the successful launch Wednesday of a European telecommunications satellite after a two-month delay.
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Feb 15, 2012 |
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Mars probe to crash into ocean Sunday: Russia
Russia's space agency on Wednesday pinpointed the likely trajectory of its stranded Mars probe, Phobos-Grunt, predicting it would crash into the Indian Ocean west of Jakarta later this week.
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Jan 11, 2012 |
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Stranded Mars probe could fall to Earth in 11 days: report
Fragments of Russia's stranded Mars probe Phobos-Grunt could fall to Earth on January 15, the spokesman of Russia's military space forces told Russian news agencies on Wednesday.
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Jan 04, 2012 |
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China's satellite navigation system live
China's home-grown satellite navigation system launched a limited positioning service Tuesday, the official Xinhua news agency said, as the country seeks to break its dependence on foreign technology.
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Dec 27, 2011 |
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Russian satellite crashes into Siberia after launch
A Russian satellite on Friday crashed into Siberia minutes after its launch due to rocket failure, the defence ministry said, in the latest humiliating setback for Russia's embattled space programme.
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Dec 23, 2011 |
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Russia sends multinational crew to ISS
Russia on Wednesday sent a multinational crew of three astronauts to the International Space Station on a Soyuz rocket from its Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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Dec 21, 2011 |
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Russia launches Chinese satellite
A Russian Proton-M rocket completed the successful launch Saturday of an advanced Chinese communications satellite that should help expand television coverage in parts of Southeast Asia.
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Nov 26, 2011 |
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Russia resumes manned spaceflight after failures
Russia on Monday launches three astronauts for the International Space Station on a key mission Moscow hopes will restore faith in its space programme after an unprecedented string of failures.
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Nov 13, 2011 |
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Russia Mars probe considered lost: report
Efforts to resume contact with a Russian space mission to Mars stuck in Earth orbit after launch have failed and the probe must be considered lost, Interfax news agency reported Saturday.
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Nov 12, 2011 |
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Russia launches US telecoms satellite into orbit
Russian successfully launched a US Intelsat satellite into space late Wednesday, aboard a Zenit carrier rocket from the Baikonur space centre in Kazakhstan, a Russian space agency official said.
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Oct 06, 2011 |
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Ariane-5 launch set for Wednesday after strike ended
An Ariane-5 rocket launch that was postponed because of a strike at the Kourou space centre in French Guiana is to go ahead on Wednesday after the dispute was resolved, officials said.
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Sep 21, 2011 |
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Russia launches military satellite after delay
Russia on Wednesday successfully put a military satellite into orbit after a three-week delay caused by the failure of one its workhorse Proton-M rockets, the Roskosmos space agency said.
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Sep 21, 2011 |
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Strike delays Ariane-5 launch: official
A strike at the Kourou space centre in French Guiana on Tuesday forced authorities to postpone an Ariane-5 rocket launch, the National Centre for Space Studies (CNES) said.
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Sep 20, 2011 |
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