Space
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Business/FinancialGeoEye Begins Commercial Operations Of GeoEye-1 Satellite
GeoEye, Inc. [GEOY]is starting commercial operations for its new GeoEye-1 Earth-imaging satellite. The firm also is submitting imagery from the satellite to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) for their certification […]
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Business/Financial
Radar Tracks A Satellite, Heads To Operational Status
The Raytheon Co. [RTN] Upgraded Early Warning Radar (UEWR) at Thule Air Base, Greenland, achieved a significant milestone on its path toward operational status by tracking its first satellite in […]
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Business/Financial
Hispasat Hires Arianespace To Launch Comms Satellite On Ariane 5 Late Next Year
Hispasat selected Arianespace to launch a new communications satellite, Hispasat 1E, Arianespace announced. It was the first contract of 2009 signed by Arianespace. Hispasat 1E will be launched by an […]
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InternationalAriane 5 Heavy Lifter To Orbit Arabsat 5C, 6B
An Ariane 5 heavy lifter will launch the Arabsat 5C and 6B satellites, Arianespace announced. Arabsat, of Saudi Arabia, chose Arianespace to haul the Arabsat 5C satellite into geostationary transfer […]
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Business/Financial
NOAA-N Satellite Launched After Postponement
A Delta II rocket launched the NOAA-N prime polar-orbiting weather satellite into orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., Friday, ending a two-day launch delay caused by a systems glitch. […]
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SpaceAriane 5s To Launch Two Thales Alenia Satellites For Gazprom
Ariane 5 ECA rockets will launch two satellites made by Thales Alenia Space for Gazprom, Arianespace announced. The communications satellites, Yamal-401 and Yamal-402, will be orbited in the second half […]
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International
Space Shuttle Discovery Suffers Parts Glitch; Feb. 12 Launch Date Now Delayed To No Earlier Than Feb. 22, So Probe Can Proceed
International Space Station Not Damaged But Some Of Its ‘Fatigue’ Life Consumed In Rough Vibrations During Reboost NASA Postpones Three Space Maneuvers As Gremlins Run Rampant, But One Problem Already […]
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Business/Financial
Orbital Comms Satellite To Launch Thursday Atop Ariane 5 Lifter
An Orbital Sciences Corp. [ORB] satellite will launch Thursday on an Ariane 5 heavy lifter from Kourou, French Guiana, South America, Orbital announced. Arianespace provides the Ariane 5 heavy lifter […]
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Business/Financial
Iran Launches Satellite Into Space; It Reaches U.S. Airspace In 30 Minutes; North Korea Poised For ICBM Capability
Iranian Satellite Launch Uses Rocket Technology Similar To Intercontinental Ballistic Missile White House Expresses ‘Acute Concern’ Toward Iranian Missile Feat; Clinton Critical By Dave Ahearn Two rogue nations are moving […]
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Space
NASA’s Shuttle and Rocket Missions
Updated — February 6, 2009 – 6:20 p.m. EST Legend: + Targeted For | *No Earlier Than (Tentative) | **To Be Determined 2009 Launches Date: Feb. 22 * Mission: STS-119 […]