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On 29 November during pre-launch processing of KSLV-1 (a.k.a. Naro-1) at the Naro Launch Base (South Korea) faults were detected with Stage 2.

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Rocket: Chang Zheng 3B/E; Payload: ChinaSat 12 [Zhongxing 12, ZX 12, APSTAR 7B, SupremeSat 1]; Date: 27 November 2012, 1013 UTC; Launch site: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China. The satellite was successfully placed into geostationary transfer orbit.

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The Sea Launch consortium has moved the date for the launch of its Zenit-3SL rocket carrying the Eutelsat-70B satellite 24 hours due to the delayed arrival of the Odyssey platform to the launch site.

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Rocket: Chang Zheng 4C; Payload: Yaogan XVI [YG-16, Yaogan Weixing-16]; Date: 25 November 2012, 0406 UTC; Launch site: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China. The rocket placed the payload into a 1,090-km x 63.4 degrees orbit.

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EchoStar Corp. and Arianespace have reached an agreement to launch multiple new satellites over a multi-year period from Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana.

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The launch of Chinasat 12 (Zhongxing 12) aboard a Chang Zheng 3B/E from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China, previously scheduled for 22 November, is delayed because of bad weather.

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The third and final launch attempt for the South Korean KSLV 1 (Naro 1) has now been set for 0700 UTC on 29 November. The launch window closes at 0955 UTC.

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Rocket: Proton M/Briz M; Payload: EchoStar XVI; Date: 20 November 2012, 1831 UTC; Launch site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The EchoStar XVI/upper stage separation is to occur 9 hours, 12 minutes after lift-off, i.e. at 0343 on 21 November [too late for this issue].

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