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China plans to launch another crewed spacecraft Shenzhou-10 in early June 2013, a leading space programme official said.
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Rocket: Ariane 5 ECA; Payload: Eutelsat 21B, Star One C3; Date: 10 November 2012, 2105 UTC; Launch site: Kourou, French Guiana. The satellites were accurately injected into their transfer orbits about 28 minutes and 33 minutes after lift-off, respectively.Other Posts:Update: Belarus to announce tender for BelKa-RChina plans to launch next-gen oceanographic satellite 2010Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter stays in safe modeDelay of the day: Delta IV, WGS-3The Benefits of a Satellite Television Package Are Unbeatable!Intelsat 17, HYLAS 1 pre-launch detailsFinding the Quality TV Aerial Installation That You DeserveSecond AEHF satellite successfully arrives on-orbit
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Arianespace’s heavy-lift Ariane 5 launch with the Eutelsat 21B and Star One C3 telecommunications satellites has been postponed 24 hours due to unfavourable weather conditions in French Guiana.Other Posts:Air Force’s Latest Environmental Satellite Begins OperationsDirecTV, EchoStar HD ProgrammingIntelsat Shuts Down Transponder Hijacked By TerroristsBoeing, Lockheed submit TSAT proposalsOrbital Sciences Corporation results Q1 2009EADS (Astrium) results H1 2010NASA OIG: NASA’s Management of NPPNEC announces role in JAXA’s water cycle observation satellite
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Europe’s IXV Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle is completing a series of descent and landing tests, including a full-scale splashdown planned for early next year, allowing the mission to move ahead towards launch in 2014.Other Posts:Air Force’s Latest Environmental Satellite Begins OperationsDirecTV, EchoStar HD ProgrammingIntelsat Shuts Down Transponder Hijacked By TerroristsBoeing, Lockheed submit TSAT proposalsOrbital Sciences Corporation results Q1 2009EADS (Astrium) results H1 2010NASA OIG: NASA’s Management of NPPNEC announces role in JAXA’s water cycle observation satellite
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Sea Launch could move its home port from Long Beach in the United States to a former Russian naval base in Cam Ranh in Vietnam, a source in the Russian space rocket industry was quoted as saying by Interfax-AVN.
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The launch of an Atlas V carrying the OTV-3 payload for the U.S. Air Force is delayed two more weeks.
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Both satellites launched on 2 November 2012, 2104…Read more

Sea Launch AG, through Energia Logistics Ltd., has conducted a Hardware Acceptance Review of the Zenit-2S launch vehicle to be utilised in support of the Intelsat 27 mission. A team of specialists from the Chief System Engineer’s Office at Energia Logistics Ltd., together with specialists from RSC Energia, reviewed all of the acceptance data for the Zenit-2S #SL 36 vehicle and found that all required acceptance test values were within specification.