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Global BeiDou grows to 21 with latest launch

June 24, 2019

Seven-ninths of the way there! The 21st satellite of the BeiDou-3 global constellation, destined to number 27 upon […]


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Russian Proton-M Crashes, Loses Another Payload

May 16, 2014

In 2013, Russia lost three GLONASS satellites when their launch aboard a Proton-M rocket went awry, sending the […]


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A United Launch Alliance Delta IV lifts off from Space Launch Complex-37 with the Air Force's Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF-5 satellite. This launch marked the 25th Delta IV flight since the first flight in 2002.

Delay in Setting Recently Launched Block IIF Satellite Healthy

April 17, 2014

The latest GPS Block IIF satellite, IIF-5 or SVN64 (operating as PRN30), was launched on February 21, 2014. […]


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Launch of Two Beidou-2/Compass Satellites Could Be April 23

April 16, 2012

Web chatter indicates that the launch of a pair of BeiDou-2/Compass medium Earth orbit (MEO) satellites from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center will take place around April 23. This will be the first time that a pair of BeiDou-2/Compass satellites is launched on a single rocket. The satellites are designated M3 and M4. M1 is already in orbit, and M2 and M5 are expected to be launched in June.


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Fabric Engine Launches; Solves GIS Imaging Challenges with Dynamic Languages

March 20, 2012

Fabric Engine Inc announced that it has officially launched v1.0 of its high-performance computing platform, Fabric Engine.


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