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Rocket: PSLV-C17; Payload: GSAT-12; Date: 15 July 2011, 1121 UTC; Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, India. “The launch vehicle injected the satellite very precisely into the intended orbit,” said ISRO Chairman K. Radhakrishnan. Separation occurred about 20 minutes after lift-off.Other Posts:EMS Technologies completes DSpace acquisitionUpdate: Two Ekspress payloads arrive in RussiaICO G1 antenna unfurled in orbitShenzhou-7 companion satellite finishes missionArabsat Signs European Companies To Build, Deliver 5The Great Advantages of Satellite TV ServiceNSS-12, Thor 6 pre-launch detailsNASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter achieves data Milestone

The launch of a Delta IV rocket carrying the U.S. Air Force’s Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF-2 payload was scrubbed today due to unfavourable weather which prevented the launch team from rolling the Mobile Service Tower away from the vehicle for launch.Other Posts:Revenue Growth Helps Orbcomm Cut Second Quarter LossChanges to last two planned shuttle launchesSBIRS GEO-1 testing continuesMDA enters into research agreement with NGARoskosmos gives overview of satellite plans for FSP 2006-2015ViaSat Inc. results Q1 FY2011RAI channels to move from Hotbird 8 to 9NASA selects Discovery missions for concept studies

On 14 June, NASA conducted a combined chill test and 1.9-second ignition test of the next-generation J-2X rocket engine that could help carry humans beyond low-Earth orbit to deep space.Other Posts:LCROSS looks back at EarthNorthrop Grumman CERES sensor deliveredSpacehab, Incorporated results FY 2006Boeing receives ISS contract extensionUpdate: Indo-European satellite fails after in-orbit testingPrisma pre-launch detailsMercury Computer Systems Awarded Contract For Communication PlatformPlanetlink Supplies R&R Sales Group With GPS Receivers

Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems has entered into a contract with the French company Sodern to procure its star trackers.Other Posts:Northrop Grumman to develop Space Fence TechnologyMore problems with GeoEye-1Economic Satellite TV Service ProvisionFTA Satellite TV Files and FTA Support For Free to Air ReceiversNew space freighter launchedDelta IV launches third WGS satelliteNASA completes critical design review of TIRS instrumentThird AEHF flight structure completed ahead of schedule

National Commercial Auctioneers and IpAuctions, Inc. are currently entertaining offers for the sale of a patent and trademark portfolio consisting of 21 patents, a patent application and two trademarks on behalf of the Chapter 11 Trustee in bankruptcy for Ellipso, Inc., Mobile Communications Holdings, Inc., ESBH, Inc., and Virtual Geosatellite, LLC.Other Posts:AAS radar altimeter for new CryoSatHD Satellite TV – The Newest TechnologyNavy Awards Globecomm Deal For Auto-Explorer Satellite TerminalsU.S. court ‘inappropriate forum’ for claim against ImageSatMSV And Sprint Join To Offer Satcom Solutions To Public Safety End-UsersGLONASS constellation completion slips back againWhat Does “Free Satellite TV” Really Mean?Khrunichev takes over control of ILS