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OAO-3 (Copernicus)
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Orbiting Astronomy Observatory 3 (OAO-3) was launched on 21 August 1972, and proved to be the most successful of the OAO missions. It was a collaborative effort between NASA and the UK's Science and Engineering Research Council, and carried an X-ray detector built by University College London's M...
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Mabuhay 1 satellite
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15th Anniversary of the launch of the 1st Philippine satellite, Mabuhay 1, in 1997. Agila 2 (also known as Mabuhay 1 and ABS-5 after being acquired by Asia Broadcast Satellite), named after the critically endangered Philippine eagle, is a communications satellite launched on August 19, 1997. ...
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Explorer 12
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50th Anniversary of the Explorer 12 Launch in 1961. Explorer 12 was a spin-stabilized, solar-cell-powered spacecraft instrumented to measure cosmic-ray particles, trapped particles, solar wind protons, and magnetospheric and interplanetary magnetic fields. It was the first of the S 3 serie...
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High Energy Astronomy Observatory 1
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The first of NASA's three High Energy Astronomy Observatories, HEAO 1, launched August 12, 1977 aboard an Atlas rocket with a Centaur upper stage, operated until 9 January 1979. During that time, it scanned the X-ray sky almost three times over 0.2 keV - 10 MeV, provided nearly constant monitoring o...
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Turkmenistan Satellite
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Turkmenistan to use Chinese experience of space exploration Turkmenistan plans to launch own satellite. It was developed by the National Space Agency in May 2011. A contract to design, build and launch the satellite was signed with Thales Alenia Space (France). A contract was signed with Space Sy...
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KH-9 Hexagon satellite
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U.S. surveillance satellite, now declassified, gets a public showing in Virginia The Big Bird, formally known as the KH-9 Hexagon satellite, was first placed in orbit in 1971 after its development by the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), making it one of the most advanced spy satellites of it...
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Discoverer 13 satellite
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Discoverer 13 was an earth-orbiting satellite designed to test spacecraft engineering techniques and to attempt deceleration, reentry through the atmosphere, and recovery from the sea of an instrument package. It represented the first-ever successful recovery of an object from orbit. Disco...
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KITSAT-1 Satellite
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Launched on August 10, 1992, KITSAT-1, which stands for the Korea Institute of Technology Satellite-1, is the first satellite developed by SaTReC. Read more
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Express MD2 satellite
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A Proton M-Briz rocket is scheduled to launch the Express MD2 and Telkom 3 communication satellites from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, at 19:31 UT, 6th August, 2012.
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Mariner 7 mission
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Mariner 7 was launched from Launch Complex 36A at Cape Kennedy on the 27th March, 1969. Read more
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NILESAT 201 satellite
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Successful launch for Nilesat The third Ariane 5 mission in 2010 successfully launched a pair of Thales Alenia Space-produced satellites: Nilesat 201 and Rascom-QAF1R on Wednesday, August 4. Nilesat 201 will be utilised by Egyptian satellite operator Nilesat to deliver digital Direct-to-Hom...
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Intelsat-20 satellite
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Arianespace to launch Intelsat-20 Leading international satellite operator Intelsat has chosen Arianespace to launch its Intelsat-20 satellite. Arianespace announced today that it has been chosen by Intelsat to launch the Intelsat-20 satellite during the second quarter of 2012. Weighing 5...
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Educational CubeSat initiative
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Towards a new educational CubeSat initiative ESA's Education Office is inviting the CubeSat community to send their notifications of interest for a new initiative involving the development of educational picosatellites and the provision of deployers and launch services. The call closes on 7 S...
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Kosmos 2841 satellite
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Russia Launches Cluster of Four Satellites A Russian Rockot launch vehicle has lifted-off from the Plesetsk space center in northern Russia, carrying a Cosmos class military satellite, two Gonets-M telecoms satellites and a MiR scientific microsatellite, at 05.35 a.m. Moscow time (01:35 GMT)...
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DARPA Phoenix program
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ATK Selected To Provide Key Components for DARPA Phoenix Satellite Repurposing Program ATK announces it has been selected as a key participant to support the U.S. Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Tactical Technologies Office (TTO) Phoenix Technologies Program. The Phoenix P...
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