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Rocket: Proton M/Briz M; Payload: SES-3 (OS-2), KazSat-2; Date: 15 July 2011, 2316 UTC; Launch site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan. After an 8-hour, 1-minute mission, the Briz M upper stage successfully released the SES-3 satellite into geostationary transfer orbit. KazSat-2 was delivered directly into geosynchronous orbit after an additional burn of the Briz-M 9 hours, 24 minutes after lift-off.Other Posts:Hispasat has its Monics Carrier Monitoring System upgradedSBIRS GEO-1 passes final factory confidence testSiberian shepherd seeks damages over rocket debrisTuscan Governor Proposes Satellite Channel For TourismChandrayaan sends lunar weather reportArianespace To Launch Helios 2BStar One C1 arrives at KourouYES3 call for proposals

Rocket: Delta IV Medium+ (4,2); Payload: GPS IIF-2; Date: 16 July 2011, 0641 UTC; Launch site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, USA. The navigation satellite was successfully put into its target orbit.Other Posts:New BelKa will take two years or more to buildSpaceX receives license to re-enterWhy Cable TV Customers Love To Watch Basketball?NASA’s Earth Observing System receives 2006 Space Systems AwardAEHF SV-3 payload equipment module delivered to NGThales Alenia Space to provide second ATV cargo carrier moduleChang’e on track for 2007 launch, officialBringing Satellite TV Into the Classroom For Interactive Education