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UAE’s Yahsat and Telespazio sign multi-year Ka-band satellite capacity agreement in Brazil

Yahsat and Telespazio, a joint venture between Leonardo- Finmeccanica (67%) and Thales (33%), have entered into a five-year contract for integrated satellite services using Ka-band. This landmark service will be delivered via Yahsat’s upcoming Al Yah-3 satellite, launching in 2017, which will cover over 95 per cent of Brazil’s population …

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Turkish reconnaissance satellite GÖKTÜRK-1 launched successfully

Arianespace has successfully launched the GÖKTÜRK-1 satellite within the scope of a turnkey contract with Telespazio on behalf of the Turkish Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (SSM). The launch took place on December 5, 2016 at 10:51:44 a.m. local time, from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana. This was …

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The Big Day Arrives for First “Generation Space” Students

The inaugural class of Generation Space: The Space Fundamentals Training Program, (SFTP) has concluded with a graduation ceremony at the UAE Space Agency in Abu Dhabi. The programme, aimed at developing emerging leaders in the UAE space industry, was launched in August by the UAE Space Agency and partners Lockheed …

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