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SES S.A. announced that the QuetzSat-1 satellite will be launched into space from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on board an ILS Proton M/Briz M rocket at 2232 UTC on 29 September.
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Fuelling of a Chang Zheng-2FT1 carrier rocket has been completed in preparation for the launch of the Tiangong-1 space module on 29 September between 1316 and 1331 UTC.
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Following the successful launch on 29 June 2011, completion of all on-orbit checkout activities and transition to operational status, the U.S. Air Force is reporting that the ORS-1 satellite and ground systems are performing as required.
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Engineers from the Nigerian space agency (NASRDA) and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) continue in the successful commissioning of NigeriaSat-2 from NASRDA’s headquarters in Abuja, SSTL said. Testing of all the systems on-board the satellite has been successfully completed, first images have been received, and calibration of the imaging payloads is ongoing.
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