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Rocket: Soyuz ST-B; Payload: two Galileo IOV satellites; Date: 12 October 2012, 1815 UTC; Launch Site: Sinnamary, French Guiana. All the stages of the Soyuz vehicle performed as planned and the Fregat-MT upper stage released the Galileo satellites into their targeted orbit at 23 222 km altitude, 3 hours 45 minutes after lift-off.
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The Eutelsat 21B (f.k.a. W6A) satellite of Eutelsat Communications has arrived in Kourou, French Guiana, and is now being prepared for launch on 9 November by Arianespace on board an Ariane 5 rocket (Flight VA210). Lift-off is planned from 2105 UTC at the beginning of a launch window lasting 106 minutes.
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The Ocean Force sea-based transport vessel carrying the Zenit-2S launch vehicle and Block-DM-SL upper stage designated for the Eutelsat 70B (f.k.a. W5A) mission departed the port at Oktyabrsky, Ukraine, on 14 August 2012 and arrived pier-side at Sea Launch’s Home Port facility in Long Beach, California on 19 September 2012.
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Europe’s next two Galileo satellites have received technical clearance for their launch this Friday. They are currently resting in place atop their Soyuz launcher.
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ATK announced that NASA has awarded the company a US$50 million contract to complete engineering development and risk reduction tests as part of the Advanced Concept Booster Development for the Space Launch System (SLS).
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Rocket: Falcon 9; Payload: Dragon CRS-1, OG 2; Date: 8 October 2012, 0035 UTC; Launch site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, USA. The primary mission was successful despite an engine failure; however, the fate of the secondary payload was uncertain at the time of writing this.Other Posts:Satelinx Research And Development Division ExpandsBadr-4 (Arabsat 4B) pre-launch detailsQinetiq Teams Up With SciemusCloudSat celebrates one year in orbitRAMTelecom Extends Private Placement ScheduleTop 5 Ideas to Get the Most Out of Your Satellite TV ServiceWhy Virginia and Maryland Love Satellite TVUpdate: Proton/Briz M lifts off with ViaSat 1
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United Launch Alliance said it observed an unexpected data signature with the upper stage engine throughout a portion of the flight that launched GPS IIF-3 on 5 September. The Delta IV’s robust system design, flight software, vehicle margins and propellant reserves enabled the successful outcome for this mission, ULA said.Other Posts:Satelinx Research And Development Division ExpandsBadr-4 (Arabsat 4B) pre-launch detailsQinetiq Teams Up With SciemusCloudSat celebrates one year in orbitRAMTelecom Extends Private Placement ScheduleTop 5 Ideas to Get the Most Out of Your Satellite TV ServiceWhy Virginia and Maryland Love Satellite TVUpdate: Proton/Briz M lifts off with ViaSat 1
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