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Molnia-M Carrier Rocket To Orbit Military Satellite
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novsoti) Oct 24, 2007 A Molnia-M booster rocket was launched from the Plesetsk space center in north Russia on Tuesday to orbit a Cosmos military satellite, a Space Forces spokesman said. The carrier rocket was launched at 8:39 a.m. Moscow time (4:39 a.m. GMT), and was scheduled to put the military satellite into orbit at 9:35 a.m. Moscow time (5:35 a.m. GMT). The four-stage medium-range Molnia-M, which has a lift-off weight of 305 metric tons, is used for launching spacecraft of up to two metric tons into high-elliptical orbits. Russia has launched over 220 Molnia-M carrier rockets from the Plesetsk space center since 1970.
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Ball Aerospace Completes CDR For USAF STP-SIV Program
Boulder CO (SPX) Oct 19, 2007Ball Aerospace and Technologies has successfully completed the Space Test Program Standard Interface Vehicle (STP-SIV) Critical Design Review (CDR) for the United States Air Force. Ball Aerospace is developing the STP-SIV program for the Space and Missile's Command Space Development and Test Wing Space Development Group. The CDR demonstrated the design maturity of the spacecraft bus to perform over a wide range of orbit conditions and payload operating parameters, and also validated payload accommodation design and test plans. |
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