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United Launch Alliance announced that the launch of an Atlas V carrying the NROL-36 payload as well as 11 cubesats was successful. The rocket lifted off on 13 September 2012 at 2339 UTC from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA.Other Posts:Goodrich’s ORS-1 satellite completes its first year in spaceORS-1 arrives at MARSLaunch date set for NigeriaSat-2 and NigeriaSat-X satellitesUpdate: TSAT programme partially scrappedINSAT-4CR orbit raised after ‘dramatic’ launchEurockot Launches Korean SatelliteSecond German milcomsat declared operationalCombating Busy Schedules and Stress With Satellite TV and DVR

Boeing and NASA recently established the firm baseline configuration for the company’s Commercial Crew Transportation System, achieving the first performance milestone in NASA’s Commercial Crew integrated Capability (CCiCap) initiative.Other Posts:Astrium, ScanEx sign exclusive partnership for SPOT 6 & 7 imagingDeimos orders DMC satellite from SSTLIranian satellite to be launched on European rocket?NASA’s Dawn prepares for trip to dwarf planet CeresSomething For Everyone in the Family, Thanks to Satellite TVTerreStar-1 may be further delayedISRO Chairman Keen On Moon MissionAlltel Wireless First U.S. Carrier to Launch XM Satellite Radio

The H-II Transfer Vehicle Kounotori 3 (HTV3) successfully re-entered the atmosphere after a third de-orbit manoeuvre at 0500 UTC on 14 September 2012.Other Posts:NASA’s Dawn mission rescheduled for September launchFOGSI, ISRO Launch Medical School By Satellite ProgramGlory crashes into Pacific after Taurus XL launch failureThe Role of Educational Channels to Cable TV ProvidersAlways Rely On The Future of Cable TV BusinessNew Media Legend picks Eutelsat to launch ‘Scene’ TV platformXM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. results 2007No money yet for next-gen polar orbit weather satellites

Globalstar, Inc., and satellite manufacturer Thales Alenia Space (TAS) announced the signing of a contract for the manufacture and delivery of six additional satellites for the Globalstar second-generation constellation.Other Posts:GSLV failure blamed on regulator in strap-on boosterGeoEye Warns Of Further Delay For GeoEye-1Aerojet delivers 50th flight-ready solid rocket booster to United Launch AllianceVinasat-1 arrives at KourouIs It Cheaper to Buy a Universal Remote for Your TV or Replace a Lost Original Remote Control?INSAT-4CR placed in near-geosynchronous orbitCritical Design Review for SBIRS GEO 3 and 4 completedAfrica Wants In On GMES Initiative

Poland took a step further in its relations with ESA by exchanging Accession Agreements on the ESA Convention on 13 September 2012, to become the 20th ESA Member State.Other Posts:EADS (Astrium) results Q1 2011Dish TV For The Ultimate Movie ExperienceAdults Throw Fun Slumber Parties With Satellite TV EntertainmentSea Launch to pay HNS after launch contract terminationHow to Connect a Laptop to a TV YourselfUnorthodox methods save Cluster missionATK completes third Space Act Agreement milestone for Liberty rocketEutelsat confirms SatMex bid

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