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AsiaSat 5 To Launch On ILS Proton In July-September Quarter

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Monday, March 2nd, 2009

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The AsiaSat 5 satellite will launch on an ILS Proton lifter in the July-September quarter, Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (AsiaSat) announced. Previously, the company had announced AsiaSat 5 would launch on a Zenit-3SLB rocket offered by Land Launch, affiliated with Sea Launch. In the latest announcement last week, AsiaSat contracted with International Launch Services (ILS), a Russian-U.S. company offering Proton launch vehicles, to orbit the bird on one of the lifters. The satellite is under construction by Space Systems/Loral…

Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

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Budd And Shaheen Bill Would Authorize 329 F-15EX Fighters

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Congress

HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

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Army

Army Secretary Says “We Need To Over-Invest in FLRAA To Get It Online As Quickly As Possible”

Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Appropriations Committee’s defense panel (HAC-D), said on Thursday that the Army’s budget plan beginning in fiscal 2027 has more than $2 billion […]