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ULA Successfully Launches 2nd GPS III Satellite

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems sion marked the 29th and final flight of the
rocket carrying the second Global Posi- Center lifted off from Space Launch Com- Delta IV Medium rocket and the 73rd GPS
tioning System III (GPS III) satellite for the plex-37 today at 9:06 a.m. EDT. This mis- launch by a ULA or heritage vehicle. The
GPS III system was built by Lockheed Mar-
tin. This mission launched aboard a Del-
ta IV Medium+ (4,2) configuration vehicle,
which included a 4-meter Payload Fairing
and two Northrop Grumman solid rocket
motors. The common booster core for Del-
ta IV was powered by the RS-68A engine,
and the Delta Cryogenic Second Stage was
powered by the RL10B-2 engine, both sup-
plied by Aerojet Rocketdyne. “Thank you to
the team and our mission partners for the
tremendous teamwork as we processed
and launched this critical asset, providing
advanced capabilities for warfighters, civil
users, and humankind across the globe,”
said Gary Wentz, ULA vice president of
Government and Commercial Programs.
“We are proud of the strong legacy of the
Delta IV Medium program, and look for-
ward to the future with our purpose-built
Vulcan Centaur.”

Viasat, ReadyNet Demonstrate Satellite Internet across Jamaica

In a public demonstration, Viasat and and more resistant to hurricane and other owners and government officials to use
Jamaican operator ReadyNet successfully outages, than current island terrestrial- satellite broadband in new ways,” said
showed how Viasat’s high-speed satellite based services. The demonstration also Chris Dehring, CEO of ReadyNet. “Through
internet service could help connect aimed to show how businesses and Viasat’s high-speed satellite internet
communities and businesses across government organizations could connect service we could offer an economical
Jamaica. The demonstration took place in to critical business applications such as solution that can be quickly installed and
Portland, Jamaica, a community located cloud-based collaboration, Voice-Over-IP online anywhere across the island. Because
on the northeast coast of the island, and (VoIP), email, point-of-sale transactions, of its capabilities, we are exploring ways to
showcased the ViaSat-2 satellite. The high-speed file transfers, streaming deliver Viasat’s satellite internet service to
demonstration aimed to show how the video, and more. “The collaboration connect multiple Caribbean territories.”
satellite could deliver connectivity and between Viasat and ReadyNet creates an
broadband satellite speeds that are faster, opportunity for many Jamaican business

India, France Work to Develop Satellite Constellation

French space agency CNES, in a statement and France also discussed possibilities of announced to start development and
released to the Medias aid that an agreement the latter training future flight surgeons production of a constellation of satellite on
its president Jean-Yves Le Gall and ISRO who’ll cater to India’s astronauts. “On the which studies have been underway since
Chairman K Sivan had signed earlier has occasion of the state visit to France of French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit
not been made official, and that work to Prime Minister, an agreement signed by to India in March 2018,” the statement
start development and production of a CNES President Jean-Yves Le Gall and read.
constellation of satellites will begin. India Sivan K, Chairman, ISRO, was officially

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