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Rocket: Chang Zheng 3B/E; Payload: Zhongxing 1A [ZX 1A, Chinasat 1A]; Date: 18 September 2011, 1633 UTC; Launch site: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China. The satellite successfully entered the preset orbit at 1659 UTC, sources with the centre said.Other Posts:Orbit CEO Hints at PVR Launch Before End of 2006Earthlike Regions on TitanFirst commercial ULA Atlas V launches ICO G1, sets payload recordBoeing completes TDRS Preliminary Design ReviewUK Space Agency to launch Britain’s first CubeSatRaytheon gets approval for NPOESS antennas in AntarcticaPremiere CEO ResignsEnjoying Sports the Right Way With Satellite TV

NASA officials moved up their prediction for the re-rentry of the agency’s UARS spacecraft by one day to 23 September, plus/minus one day.Other Posts:Save Money With Satellite TV Instead of the MoviesCOM DEV to supply components for satellite constellationAriane rocket for 4 July launch deliveredTreat Yourself to a Relaxing Girls’ Night With Satellite TVIntelsat Names Senior Vice President Of MarketingFirst MUOS propulsion subsystem deliveredTCS Gains Defense Satellite Equipment ContractRRSat Global Communications Network Ltd. results Q3 2006

ATK said it delivered the first two A2100 composite satellite structures and the first ship set of propellant tanks for the GPS III satellites Lockheed Martin is building for the U.S. Air Force.Other Posts:Acura Offering Pre-Owned Car Buyers Free XMUpdate: Himawari 6 suffers blackout, backup satellite takes overQuality Coaxial Connections – The Key to Successful FTA Satellite InstallationsSuccessful Vega main engine test in KourouDakar Rally, Baja Haha And Baja 1000 Races Driving Satellite Phone Rentals, SalesIntegral Systems to Support Melco’s DS2000 platformNRL set to launch experimental TacSat-4 spacecraftLockheed’s Missile Warning Satellite Passes Test

NASA is testing an element of the sunshield that will protect the James Webb Space Telescope’s mirrors and instruments during its mission to observe the most distant objects in the universe.Other Posts:Construction of two new Ekspress satellites has begunAerojet’s xenon ion thruster exceeds 30,000 hours of operationLockheed Martin Corporation (Space Systems) results Q3 2007WorldView-2 pre-launch detailsAstra 5A launched in 1997Starchaser, PTC Renew PartnershipSurrey Wins ESA Contract For Geostationary Smallsat DevelopmentNear Earth Launches Online Library With Industry Documents

Astrium Services has signed a three-year contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) for the delivery of satellite images under the terms of the European GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment & Security) programme. This contract, initially worth EUR17 million, is being funded by the European Commission.Other Posts:Swift back under controlmNext GPS satellite to be launched on ThursdayFAQ’s on Dish Network Turbo HDGilat Expands SkyEdge Network For Telecom Operator In KazakhstanKey step to space-based solar power claimed to be achievedLatAm satellite services grow on broadband, pay-TVU.S. satellite radio monopoly formally approvedNorthrop Grumman results Q2 2007

All funds which were originally allocated for the lost KazSat-1 communications satellite were returned to the state budget, the chairman of the Kazakh National Space Agency Talgat Musabayev said.Other Posts:Patriot Antenna Systems Rolls Out New Flyaway AntennaDelay of the day: Astra 1N and BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110RMeasat Signs Capacity Deal With AstroSpaceX adds two Falcon 9 launches for DragonLabFirst firing of European staged-combustion demonstration engineIntegral Systems, Inc. results Q3 FY 2008And then there were twoATK and NASA test space shuttle reusable solid rocket motor

Spacecom, operator of the Amos satellite fleet, announced that it has signed a long-term contract with Magyar Telekom, the principal provider of telecommunications services in Hungary, to supply its DTH (direct-to-home) service, branded T-Home SatTV, with more bandwidth.Other Posts:Super NiCd battery aboard KOMPSAT-2Tivuitalia to use Astra capacity for DTTSBIRS GEO-1 completes acoustic testingGlitch shuts down MetOp-A payloadReport: WiMAX has more opportunities than threats for satelliteBoeing to fire another 750 after GPS IIIA lossFalcon 9 static test firing successfulMAVEN mission completes CDR

Satelites Mexicanos, S.A. de C. V. announced that Media Networks Latin America (MNLA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Telefonica International and provider of satellite distribution and technical operations services, have signed a multi-year and multi-transponder capacity contract for broadband data services throughout Latin America.Other Posts:FCC grants milestone extension to ICOWorldSpace to terminate Indian service on 31 DecemberEvidence of Lakes on TitanOutrageous Dating ‘Realities’ on Satellite TVSatlynx provides Lunasat with broadband satellite platformSpaceX guerilla marketing?NewSat to call own satellite ‘Jabiru’Roskosmos to insure against satellite launch failures