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Delta IV WGS-3 Launch Set For December 2
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Nov 27, 2009 The U.S. Air Force will launch the third Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle from Space Launch Complex 37 here Dec 2. The launch window is 7:21-8:41 p.m. EST. WGS satellites are designed to provide high-capacity communications to our nation's military forces. They will augment and eventually replace the aging Defense Satellite Communication System, which has been the Department of Defense's backbone for satellite communications over the past two decades. The satellite provides a giant leap in communications bandwidth and technology. First launched in 2007, WGS will be a constellation of five satellites that will supply service for military leaders to command and control their tactical forces. WGS-3 will round out the remainder of the first phase of satellites. Share This Article With Planet Earth
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Russia launches telecom satellite after delay: reportMoscow (AFP) Nov 24, 2009 Russia on Tuesday successfully launched a telecommunications satellite from Kazakhstan after a delay sparked by a row between Moscow and its ex-Soviet neighbour, news agency RIA Novosti said. "The launch took place as scheduled at 5:19 pm (1419 GMT)," a spokesman for space agency Roskosmos told RIA Novosti. The Eutelsat-W7 was launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome. The launch of the ... read more |
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