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Oldest GPS navigation satellite to be retired with next launch

January 11, 2016 Justin Ray

A new Global Positioning System craft will ride a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket into orbit next month to replace a satellite that has operated in space for 25 years.

Patience a key ingredient in Orbcomm’s new satellite fleet

December 20, 2015 Stephen Clark

Nearly a decade after Orbcomm raised the money to pay for a second-generation satellite fleet to drastically expand the company’s reach, the $230 million program is finally primed for completion after Monday’s launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral.

Falcon 9’s near-term manifest coming into focus

December 13, 2015 Stephen Clark

SpaceX’s launch of a cluster of communications satellites for Orbcomm, set for as soon as next weekend, holds the headlines, but the company’s Falcon 9 rocket could fly at least four times in the next two months, assuming smooth launch campaigns and no glitches.

Latest Global Positioning System satellite goes live

December 9, 2015 Justin Ray

The newest Global Positioning System replenishment satellite went into operation Tuesday night, five weeks after ascending to space from Cape Canaveral atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket.

Aerojet Rocketdyne wins propulsion contracts worth nearly $1.4 billion

November 27, 2015 Stephen Clark

NASA and Boeing have awarded Aerojet Rocketdyne widely-anticipated contracts to restart the production of simplified shuttle-era rocket engines for the heavy-lift Space Launch System and supply the propulsion system for the CST-100 Starliner commercial crew capsule, officials announced this week.

NASA delays cargo award again, eliminates Boeing from contention

November 5, 2015 Stephen Clark

NASA has delayed the award of new contracts for cargo transportation services between Earth and the International Space Station, and eliminated an uncrewed version of Boeing’s human-rated CST-100 Starliner capsule from the competition, officials said Thursday.

Oldest GPS navigation satellite to be retired with next launch

Patience a key ingredient in Orbcomm’s new satellite fleet

Falcon 9’s near-term manifest coming into focus

Latest Global Positioning System satellite goes live

Aerojet Rocketdyne wins propulsion contracts worth nearly $1.4 billion

NASA delays cargo award again, eliminates Boeing from contention

Giant antenna deploys successfully aboard Morelos 3

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