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ATK Receives $17.5 Million Contract For CASTOR 120-R Motors
Minneapolis MN (SPX) Oct 23, 2006 Alliant Techsystems has received a $17.5 million contract from Orbital Sciences Corporation for CASTOR 120 motors. The motors will be used on the Taurus XL launch vehicle and will support NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) and Glory earth science satellite missions scheduled for launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. in 2008. ATK Launch Systems will perform the work at its Promontory, Utah, facility. The CASTOR 120 is a medium-sized solid rocket motor that develops approximately 371,000-lbf average thrust during its 82-second burn time. The CASTOR 120 flew for the first time in 1997 as the first stage of an Athena I launch vehicle. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links ATK Launch Pad at Space-Travel.com Launch Pad at Space-Travel.com
MetOp Weather Satellite Reaches Polar Orbit
Paris, France (ESA) Oct 20, 2006ESA PR 38-2006. For 28 years, Europe has been operating its famous Meteosat weather satellites in geostationary orbit. Today, they were joined by the first of a brand new generation of meteorological satellites. MetOp is designed to provide a closer view of the atmosphere from low earth orbit, delivering data that will improve global weather prediction and enhance our understanding of climate change. |
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