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Rocket: H-2A; Payload: IGS (exact designation unknown); Date: 28 November 2009, 0121 UTC; Launch Site: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan. Approximately 20 minutes after lift-off, the optical spy satellite separated from the rocket and entered its target orbit.

The launch of Intelsat-15 aboard a Zenit-3SLB has been delayed owing to technical issues. Nonetheless the Intelsat fleet has grown with the arrival of Intelsat-24 at 45.3 degrees East.

EADS Astrium fears a downturn of revenues from its Ariane 5 launcher by summer 2010, German business weekly WirtschaftsWoche reports. On the other hand, Astrium seems to have won a major satellite contract.

ESA Member States have recently approved the new principles for the Sentinel Data Policy, which establishes full and open access to data acquired by the upcoming Sentinel satellite missions.

If you are like any other die-hard sports fan, you know how important it is to catch every moment of every game, especially when it comes to your favorite hometown team. Problem is, unless you live in your team’s city, sometimes it can be nearly impossible to catch all their games with your cable TV programming schedule. In addition, the coverage of your team might get cut short if another important game starts at the same time.

With so many travel shows on television lately, it’s difficult to tell some of them apart at this point. It seems like every week there is another exclusive insider’s look at jetting off to some faraway destination, braving an off-the-beaten-path adventurer’s paradise, or checking out whatever the next Prague is going to end up being. Whether it’s an increased case of wanderlust that the country is experiencing or a sense of envy at knowing that in these economic times, the high definition screen is as close as many of us can get to heading off on a far-flung vacation, there’s no stopping travel shows.

Space shuttle Atlantis and its crew of seven astronauts ended an 11-day journey of nearly 7.2 million km with a 1444 UTC landing Friday at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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