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[Via Satellite 07-03-2014] Iridium and SpaceX have completed all four types of testing for the satellite dispensers to be used in launching the Iridium NEXT constellation. The testing was comprised...

[Via Satellite 07-02-2014] Inmarsat has chosen the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket to launch its upcoming joint-satellite, and furthermore has opted for up to two additional missions. A launch date for...

[Via Satellite 07-02-2014] A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta 2 rocket successfully carried NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory 2 (OCO 2) into orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Orbital Sciences,...

[Via Satellite 06-30-2014] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully launched five international satellites on June 30, 2014 using the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). India’s Prime Minister, Shri Narendra...

[Via Satellite 06-27-2014] SpaceX filed a Motion for Leave to include a second complaint in its lawsuit against the U.S. Air Force over last year’s order for 36 rocket cores...

[Via Satellite 06-26-2014] Dauria Aerospace successfully launched two Perseus M spacecraft into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) on June 19, 2014 aboard a Kosmotras Dnepr rocket. These two satellites will co-locate...

[Via Satellite 06-25-2014] Aerojet Rocketdyne successfully performed a series of hot-fire tests on a Bantam demonstration engine made entirely through additive manufacturing. The engine consisted of only three additive-manufactured components:...

[Via Satellite 06-24-2014] Surrey Satellite Technology Limited’s (SSTL) medium resolution Earth observation satellite for the Republic of Kazakhstan, KazEOSat 2, was successfully launched into sun-synchronous orbit onboard a Kosmotras Dnepr...

[Via Satellite 06-23-2014] Spaceflight successfully deployed 11 Planet Labs Dove Earth-imaging satellites from a Kosmotras-operated Dnepr launch vehicle. This launch follows two major launches in the past year: the April...

[Via Satellite 06-19-2014] Two of the largest shareholders in Arianespace, Airbus Group and Safran, announced an equally owned joint venture for launch vehicles in development. “This is a major milestone...