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Archive for October, 2011

CGWIC launches satellite for Eutelsat

October 7th, 2011 by

Rocket: Chang Zheng 3B/E; Payload: Eutelsat W3C; Date: 7 October 2011, 0820 UTC; Launch site: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China. The 5,400-kg spacecraft was deployed about 25 minutes after lift-off.

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Roskosmos finds no flaws in Soyuz batch

October 7th, 2011 by

Russian Space Agency head Vladimir Popovkin said that an inspection has found no flaws in a batch of rocket engines similar to the one that has caused a crash of Progress 12M on 24 August.

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Anik F2 working again; anomaly was caused by software

October 7th, 2011 by

Telesat confirmed that, following a technical anomaly that occurred on its Anik F2 satellite on 6 October, customer services on Anik F2 were restored late last evening and over night.

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Update: Zenit 3SLB lifts off with Intelsat 18

October 6th, 2011 by

A Zenith-3SLB/Block DM-SLB successfully put the Intelsat 18 telecommunications spacecraft into its targeted geosynchronous transfer orbit. The spacecraft separated from the upper stage at 0334 UTC.

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ViaSat-1 launch scheduled for 19 October

October 6th, 2011 by

ViaSat Inc. has announced that the launch of the ViaSat-1 high-capacity satellite is scheduled for 19 October at 1848 UTC. The satellite will be launched from the historic Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

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Anik F2 goes AWOL

October 6th, 2011 by

Today at approximately 1036 UTC Telesat’s Anik F2 satellite experienced a technical anomaly that resulted in loss of satellite services to its customers.

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TAS rejects Globalstar order

October 6th, 2011 by

Thales Alenia Space has rejected Globalstar’s order of six new satellites, the latter said in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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LASACO lead insurer for NigComSat 1R

October 6th, 2011 by

LASACO Assurance Plc, Nigeria, and 23 other insurance companies are to participate in the insurance of the NigComSat 1R satellite due to be launched by the end of the year.

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