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Rocket: PSLV-C16; Payload: Resourcesat 2, YouthSat, X-Sat; Date: 20 April, 0442 UTC; Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Center, India. The three satellites were successfully placed into an 820-km polar Sun-synchronous orbit.
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The GSLV-F06 failure analysis committee has concluded that the mishap was caused by a shroud (a cylindrical cover) between the rocket’s second and third stage.
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Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) announced that Telstar 14R/Estrela do Sul 2 satellite was delivered ahead of schedule for the start of its launch campaign.
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The Russian Satellite Communications company (RSCC) said its Bonum-1 satellite would stay operational until the end of 2013 even though it has surpassed its guaranteed life time.
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Space shuttle Commander Mark Kelly and his five crewmates are scheduled to begin a 14-day mission to the International Space Station with a launch at 1947 UTC on 29 April from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The STS-134 mission is shuttle Endeavour’s final scheduled flight.
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Vietnam will launch its first remote sensing satellite in 2014, according to the Space Technology Institute of the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST).
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Pre-launch speculation regarding classified satellites is not always correct, as the recent NROL-34 launch has shown.
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DigitalGlobe announced it has completed raising the orbit of its QuickBird satellite, a process that began in late March.
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