January 25, 1988

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Attitude Control Lost On France’s Telecom 1B

PARIS France’s Telecom 1B telecommunications satellite has experienced serious in-orbit attitude control problems, forcing an emergency transfer of traffic to its sister satellite and prompting a review of the spacecraft’s design prior to the planned launch of another Telecom 1-series platform in March.

By JEFFREY M. LENOROVITZ

HEADLINE NEWS

France Tells Matra, Aerospatiale to Cooperate On Standoff Weapon if NATO Program Falters

PARIS France’s armament agency has told Matra and Aerospatiale to cooperate on a common modular standoff weapon if the NATO program to produce such a weapon does not move into its development phase. Matra and Aerospatiale currently are working on separate programs, and the two companies also are members of competing teams in NATO’s MSOW multinational effort.

HEADLINE NEWS

British Work to Requalify Harrier Ejection Seat

LONDON British Defense Ministry, British Aerospace and Martin-Baker Aviation are jointly working to develop a program for modifying and requalifying the Martin-Baker Mk. 12 series of ejection seats to allow the RAF’s British Aerospace Harrier GR. 5 strike fighters to resume flying.

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Attitude Control Lost On France’s Telecom 1B

By JEFFREY M. LENOROVITZ

Sparta Will Demonstrate Elements Of Space-Based Battle Management System

SDIO Begins Program Cutbacks In Response to Budget Limits

Attitude Control Lost On France’s Telecom 1B

By JEFFREY M. LENOROVITZ

Sparta Will Demonstrate Elements Of Space-Based Battle Management System

SDIO Begins Program Cutbacks In Response to Budget Limits

Japan Boosts Space Budget

Nunn Redirects Antimissile Debate, Proposing Accidental Launch Shield

By PAUL MANN

British Defense Ministry/Treasury Dispute May Delay Contract Awards for Trigat Missile

France Tells Matra, Aerospatiale to Cooperate On Standoff Weapon if NATO Program Falters

U. S. Asks NATO to Relocate Air Wing After Spain Forces Withdrawal of F-16s

By MICHAEL MECHAM

Navy Proposes Ending A-6E/F Production; Congressional Approval of Plan in Doubt

By DAVID M. NORTH

British Work to Requalify Harrier Ejection Seat

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Attitude Control Lost On France’s Telecom 1B

By JEFFREY M. LENOROVITZ

Sparta Will Demonstrate Elements Of Space-Based Battle Management System

SDIO Begins Program Cutbacks In Response to Budget Limits

Aviation Week | January 25 1988 Table of Contents

Attitude Control Lost On France’s Telecom 1B

By JEFFREY M. LENOROVITZ

Sparta Will Demonstrate Elements Of Space-Based Battle Management System

SDIO Begins Program Cutbacks In Response to Budget Limits

Japan Boosts Space Budget

Nunn Redirects Antimissile Debate, Proposing Accidental Launch Shield

By PAUL MANN

British Defense Ministry/Treasury Dispute May Delay Contract Awards for Trigat Missile

France Tells Matra, Aerospatiale to Cooperate On Standoff Weapon if NATO Program Falters

U. S. Asks NATO to Relocate Air Wing After Spain Forces Withdrawal of F-16s

By MICHAEL MECHAM

Navy Proposes Ending A-6E/F Production; Congressional Approval of Plan in Doubt

By DAVID M. NORTH

British Work to Requalify Harrier Ejection Seat

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