Satellite News

Rocket: Soyuz 2.1-a; Payload: six Globalstar satellites; Date: 13 July 2011, 0227 UTC; Launch site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The upper stage injected the six second-generation satellites into the targeted low Earth orbit of approximately 920 km.
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The Launch Authorisation Board (LAB) for PSLV-C17/GSAT-12 mission, which met on 12 July at Satish Dhawan Space Centre – SHAR, Sriharikota has cleared the launch of PSLV-C17 at 1118 UTC on 15 July 2011.
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The launch of a Delta IV rocket carrying the GPS IIF-2 payload for the Air Force is being postponed 24 hours to allow the GPS spacecraft team time to complete assessment and coordination of satellite readiness to launch.
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