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High wind forced NASA to delay the launch of twin GRAIL spacecraft destined for the moon aboard a Delta II from Cape Canaveral.Other Posts:Tampa Microwave Receives Contract For Satellite SimulatorsGMV releases hifly v6.0SAT Releases Interference Identification SoftwareAGT, Skyport Partner On Emergency Communication SolutionsNew launch date for South Korea’s (uninsured) rocketDARPA concludes review of Falcon HTV-2 flight anomalySpaceX completes PDR for second COTS demoMDA leaves Earth orbit

Eutelsat has assigned the launch of its Atlantic Bird 7 communications satellite to Sea Launch. The satellite will be lofted into an optimised geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO) on board a Zenit 3SL.Other Posts:Channel by Channel, is Satellite TV Or Cable Better?Fleet Management Solutions Deploys Iridium-Based SystemNorthrop integrates AEHF antennasCost of Satellite TV Lower Than Ever BeforeISS-Reshetnev completes tests on GLONASS-KThe Power of Multiple Services With Cable TV ProvidersPublic-Private Partnerships Makes High-Resolution Satellite Imagery Available To UniversitiesSat-ND, 18 June 2007

Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has been awarded a contract to provide two high-power satellites to Intelsat for Direct-to-Home (DTH) television service in Latin America. The two satellites will be operated by Intelsat, which will provide them to DIRECTV Latin America.Other Posts:SpaceDev awarded NRL contractWegener Appoints New Sales DirectorThe Role of Movie Channels to Cable TV SubscribersSoyuz launches Progress vessel to ISSSatlynx Ready To Help Ouranos NetworksCiel gets preliminary green light for six satellite slotsAnomaly II: False alert stopped cryogenic testAudiovox Introduces Portable XM, GPS Units

JAXA said it had successfully test-fired the engine of its Akatsuki Venus probe in preparation for a renewed attempt to get it into orbit around Venus in 2015.Other Posts:Update: Most advanced commercial spysat launched by Delta IIGlobeCast, Envivio To Bring Mobile TV To Orange SubscribersThe DirecTV Group Inc. results Q1 2010WorldSpace receives approval for satellite radio service in GermanyHDTV for Movies: Sharp and Comfortable5 Great Pieces of Political Commentary on Satellite TVFalcon 9 test flight ‘near perfect’Orbcomm Inc. results Q3 2006

The MESSENGER spacecraft emerged unscathed from the second of four “hot seasons” expected to occur during its one-year primary mission in orbit around Mercury. Hours later, mission controllers at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) successfully executed a manoeuvre to adjust the spacecraft’s trajectory.Other Posts:Satellite TV Service Suits Multitaskers and Laid-Back Viewers AlikeHTV2 launch date setRussia confirms lift of Glonass restrictionsEutelsat Communications results FY2009/2010GeoEye, Inc. results Q2 200814 more GLONASS-M to be launchedGlobecomm Introduces SkyBorne EnterpriseOrbital Sciences Wins SES Americom Deal

Honeywell has won a five-year, US$450 million contract with NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) to provide Ground Systems and Mission Operations (GSMO) services for the agency’s fleet of scientific research satellites.Other Posts:SkyPort Names Brant CEO And PresidentDelay of the day: GSAT-8, ST-2Proton, not SoyuzVinasat-1 arrives at KourouRockwell Collins Earns Expansions For FAB-T TerminalsEurope’s ATV cleared for lift-offWhy HBO Might Be the Best Network on TelevisionRecently launched pan-African satellite has helium leak

The first Lockheed Martin A2100 commercial communications satellite has achieved its 15-year design life of on-orbit service.Other Posts:How to Get Satellite ServiceSpacecom To Provide Bandwidth To U.S. Department Of DefenseTV3 Now Available on the Ireland’s New SaorView DTT ServiceBoeing, Ball select CCD sensor for SBSS PathfinderBoeing to bid for Ares I instrument unit avionics contractNorsat Receives Order From Global TVEutelsat, SES join forces for European mobile S-band servicesDMSP F-17 Block 5D-3 pre-launch details