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First Soyuz launch from Europe's space base for last quarter 2010Paris (AFP) May 11, 2010 The first launch of Russia's Soyuz rocket from Europe's space base in French Guiana, initially scheduled for the end of 2009, will now take place "during the fourth quarter of 2010," satellite launch operators Arianespace announced on Tuesday. In a press release, Arianespace said it had met in Kourou with the Russian space agency Roskosmos, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the French space agency CNES, its partners in the joint venture. Soyuz, a 43-year-old Soviet-era workhorse of space, will ... read more |
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Newtown, PA (SPX) May 12, 2010Lockheed Martin has won a contract by Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) of Vietnam to build the VINASAT-2 satellite. In-orbit delivery is slated for the second quarter of 2012. Financial terms were not disclosed. Based on the highly reliable A2100 spacecraft platform manufactured by Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems (LMCSS), Newtown, Pa., VINASAT-2 will be located at ... more  
Paris, France (ESA) May 12, 2010The Soyuz Consultation Committee, comprising representatives of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, the European Space Agency (ESA), the French space agency CNES and Arianespace, met on Tuesday, 11 May in French Guiana. It confirmed that the inaugural launch of Soyuz from the Guiana Space Centre would take place during the fourth quarter of 2010. The meeting was called to take note of actu ... more 
Palo Alto CA (SPX) May 12, 2010Space Systems/Loral has announced that it has been selected to provide a satellite for Satelites Mexicanos, S.A. de C.V. Satmex 8 is a high-power C- and Ku-band satellite that replaces Satmex 5 and will provide Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) in both North and South America. "This agreement marks the renewal and continuation of our long relationship with Satmex," said John Celli, president ... more |
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Lockheed Martin in deal for Vietnam's second satelliteHanoi (AFP) May 11, 2010 US defence giant Lockheed Martin on Tuesday signed a 215 million dollar contract to build Vietnam's second satellite, officials said. The deal with state-owned Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) includes the satellite, control facilities and launching service, Hoang Minh Thong, a government satellite expert, said at a press conference. In April 2008, Vietnam launched a rocket from South America to propel its first orbiter into space. So far, more than 80 percent of the capacity o ... read more |
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