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Archive for September 15th, 2007

INSAT-4CR reaches final position

September 15th, 2007 by

INSAT-4CR, launched from Sriharikota on 2 September, was today successfully placed in its final geosynchronous orbit, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman G. Madhavan Nair said.

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Smallsat company wants big piece of Galileo cake

September 15th, 2007 by

SSTL, the company that built the only Galileo satellite to reach orbit so far, wants to build more.

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Russian return satellite launched aboard Soyuz-U

September 15th, 2007 by

Rocket: Soyuz-U; Payload: Foton-M3; Time: 14 September 2007, 1100 UTC; Site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The spacecraft, which is carrying a payload with European scientific experiments, was accurately placed on the target orbit.

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New moon race is on after successful Kaguya launch

September 15th, 2007 by

Rocket: H-IIA; Payload: Kaguya (Selenological and Engineering Explorer, SELENE); Time: 14 September 2007, 0131 UTC; Site: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan. The launch vehicle flew smoothly, and at about 45 minutes and 34 seconds after lift-off the separation of the moon probe was confirmed.

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