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December 24, 2015

SNC Completes Initial On-Orbit Checkout Of Eleven Satellites Built For Orbcomm

Spacecraft Have 'Met Or Exceeded' Performance Criteria, Company Says

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has successfully completed the solar array deployment and initial on-orbit checkout phase as planned for all 11 satellites launched for Orbcomm’s Generation 2 (OG2) Mission 2. The communication satellites were launched on December 21, 2015 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on a dedicated SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. 

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