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Arianespace Successfully Launches Intelsat 39
Arianespace successfully launched Intelsat 39, which will provide video distribution and connectivity services for mobile network operators, enterprises, governmental entities, as well as aeronautical and maritime service providers operating in...
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An Ariane 5 rocket launching Intelsat 39. Photo: Intelsat
Spaceflight Purchases 1st SSLV Mission From ISRO
Spaceflight purchased the first commercial launch of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) from NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), scheduled for launch...
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The SSLV is based off the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), pictured above. Photo: ISRO
Arianespace Takes Smallsats Directly into GEO
Arianespace has revealed its GO-1 mission, a rideshare service for small satellites directly entering Geostationary Orbit (GEO). The mission will take place in the first half of 2022, and aims to...
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Artist rendition of Ariane 64 ESA
NASA, NOAA Discover Cause of GOES-17 Issue
A Mishap Investigation Board appointed by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) identified the most likely cause for an instrument issue aboard NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite...
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Artist’s rendering of a GOES-17 satellite in space. Photo: Lockheed Martin.
Airbus Builds SMILE Satellite for ESA
Airbus was selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to build the European component of the Solar Wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) satellite. SMILE will be the first joint...
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Artist rendition of the SMILE satellite in orbit. Photo: ESA