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Rocket: Ariane 5 ECA; Payload: Eutelsat W3B, BSAT-3b; Date: 28 October 2010, 2251 UTC; Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana. The fourth Ariane 5 mission of 2010 successfully delivered the two telecommunications satellites to geostationary transfer orbit.Other Posts:GAO report warns of more GOES-R delays, cost overrunsLockheed Martin To Conduct GPS 3 System Design ReviewSES is ‘Satellite Operator of the Year: Growth and Profits 2007′Harris Corporation completes acquisition of CapRock CommunicationsProgress M-65 docks with ISSBoeing completes Wideband Global SATCOM satellite testsChinese rocket engine completes initial testsGIOVE-A rubidium clocks work mostly as expected

Astrium, prime contractor for the development of Ariane 5 Midlife Evolution (ME), and Air Liquide, a specialist in cryogenics for space applications, have agreed to establish a new joint venture, which will, in the future, lead the development and the production of cryogenic tanks for Ariane 5 ME upperstage.Other Posts:Dish Network For AllATK to seek Investment Canada Act approval for MDA acquisition…and you thought this was the 21st century (Part II)Wegener Receives Patent For Streamlining Receiver Authorization ProcessWhat Makes a Unique Cable TV Package Gain Customer’s Attention?Proton to launch DirecTV 12 at the end of DecemberNorthrop Grumman Begins Second Phase Of Air Force Polar Communications Payload StudyLatest GLONASS satellite commences operations

A Delta II rocket carrying the Thales Alenia Space-Italia COSMO-SkyMed satellite is to lift off on 31 October at 2320 UTC from Vandenberg Air Force Base, USA.Other Posts:COM DEV announces official launch of U.S. operationsThe Commerce of Commercials on Dish NetworkRaytheon submits proposal for GOES-R ground segmentWhat Are Satellite Dishes, LNBs, and ReceiversNASA to begin J2-X engine testingOptus Receives D1 SatelliteFirst Jason-2 test data processed as check-out continuesTechnology Breakdown – Satellite TV Or Cable?

ESA’s Earth-observing satellite Envisat has moved to a lower orbit in order to conserve fuel and extend its life by three years, and is once again delivering data to scientists. Envisat, launched in 2002, carries 10 different instruments that collect data about Earth’s atmosphere, land, sea and ice.Other Posts:ESOC to provide LEOP services for two more MSG satellitesCreate Your Own In-Home TheaterShuttle launch delayed again by erroneous fuel sensor readingThuraya Signs Agreement With China Satellite CommunicationsSpace Systems/Loral Wins Terrestar-2 Satellite ContractEvaluating Dish Network Turbo HDFASTSAT satellite readies for shipment to AlaskaDelay of the day: Minotaur IV/SBSS

Two NASA spacecraft have been assigned a new mission after successfully completing their original science objectives earlier this year. The duo began making observations this week to study how solar wind electrifies, alters and erodes the moon’s surface.Other Posts:Construction Begins At Soyuz Launch Base In French GuianaStratos To Provide Services To Three Oil And Gas Exploration CompaniesBall Aerospace awarded second contract for STP-SIV programmeLoral Skynet Brings Satellite Services To Remote British IslandAndrews replaces Orbital in RpK’s COTS teamComparing Cable Services and Service Using Satellite DishesA2100 satellite fleet achieves 200 years in orbitBidding for Telkom 3 contract to start soon

Magnetometers developed at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center for the Juno mission to Jupiter were delivered recently to Lockheed Martin in Denver.Other Posts:DCC extends network with Gilat’s SkyEdgeTurksat plans two more satellites by 2014SES orders NSS-12 from Space Systems/LoralIntelsat: Galaxy 17 operational, Horizons 2 delayedSpacenet celebrates 25-year anniversaryChandrayaan-1 reaches lunar orbitUAE company plans to launch dual-use comsat in 2009SpaceX conducts first multi-engine firing of Falcon 9 rocket

Sea Launch Company has successfully completed its Chapter 11 reorganisation process, effective 27 October 2010. As part of the court-approved Plan of Reorganisation, Energia Overseas Limited (EOL), a Russian corporation, will have acquired a majority ownership of the reorganised Sea Launch entity.Other Posts:Head of Taiwan’s space agency detained over illegal spendingU.S. Air Force announces arrival of first GPS IIF satellite on stationDataPath acquires SWE-DISH Satellite Systems ABMicrospace Partners with Vista Satellite CommunicationsAriane successfully launches Herschel and PlanckUK Space Agency to launch Britain’s first CubeSatVodacom, Naspers Form Satellite TV Joint VentureThe Real Reason Satellite TV Rocks

Lockheed Martin has completed Intersegment System Testing (IST) of the second Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications satellite at the company’s facilities in Sunnyvale, California.Other Posts:EchoStar results Q3 2006Loral files Form 10-K, regains NASDAQ complianceFirst JWST mirror segment to undergo cryogenic testsAnaren beamforming for next-gen GlobalstarsCanal Satellite Reunion on Eutelsat W2Choosing the Right Cable TV Provider For New CustomersSkyterra Announces Deal To Increase Ownership Of MSVSea Launch receives Zenit-3SL hardware for next launches