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Rocket: Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat; Payload: MetOp-B; Date: 17 September, 1628 UTC; Launch site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The Fregat upper stage manoeuvred to release the satellite into a polar orbit at an altitude of 810 km some 69 minutes after lift-off.Other Posts:Orbcomm prepares for launch of second AIS satelliteND Satcom Won SNG Project From U.S. BroadcasterArtel Signs For $70 Million For Satellite Services To U.S. Central CommandHow To Learn Everything With Your Cable TV Bundle Packages?Telesat to use EPOCH software to control SkyTerra satellitesNorthrop Grumman to develop solar electric propulsion flight conceptsThe Best Dish Network DealsLightSquared triggers phase 2 of agreement with Inmarsat

In order to perform additional checks on the Ariane 5 ECA launch system, Arianespace has decided to postpone the launch VA 209, initially slated on Friday, 21 September for a few days. A new launch date will be announced shortly, the company said.Other Posts:Canada’s second radar satellite finally launchedEMC takes Yahsat C-band capacityFinal JWST primary mirror segment deliveredHow to Get Cheap Satellite Even If You Already Have a Satellite Internet ServiceUpdate: Proton M launches new Ekspress satelliteConsider Purchasing Satellite TVXM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. results Q1 2008DataPath Poised To Buy Swe-Dish Satellite Systems

The Soyuz TMA-04M carrying Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineers Joe Acaba and Sergei Revin landed safely in the designated landing area to the North-East of Arkalyk in Kazakhstan at 0253 UTC on 17 September. All the operations associated with the descent, search and landing of the descent vehicle went normally. The next expedition to the International Space Station (ISS) will be delayed for about a weekOther Posts:FAQ’s on Dish Network Turbo HDDeciding Whether Satellite TV Is Right For You!TerreStar Europe applies for S-Band spectrumSimple Tips for Changing Channels and Menus on a Standard DISH ReceiverSoyuz M launches SkyTerra 1Goodbye Soyuz?Delay of the day: X-37B OTV-2SSTL satellites sign-up for 2008 launch

United Launch Alliance announced that the launch of an Atlas V carrying the NROL-36 payload as well as 11 cubesats was successful. The rocket lifted off on 13 September 2012 at 2339 UTC from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA.Other Posts:Goodrich’s ORS-1 satellite completes its first year in spaceORS-1 arrives at MARSLaunch date set for NigeriaSat-2 and NigeriaSat-X satellitesUpdate: TSAT programme partially scrappedINSAT-4CR orbit raised after ‘dramatic’ launchEurockot Launches Korean SatelliteSecond German milcomsat declared operationalCombating Busy Schedules and Stress With Satellite TV and DVR

Boeing and NASA recently established the firm baseline configuration for the company’s Commercial Crew Transportation System, achieving the first performance milestone in NASA’s Commercial Crew integrated Capability (CCiCap) initiative.Other Posts:Astrium, ScanEx sign exclusive partnership for SPOT 6 & 7 imagingDeimos orders DMC satellite from SSTLIranian satellite to be launched on European rocket?NASA’s Dawn prepares for trip to dwarf planet CeresSomething For Everyone in the Family, Thanks to Satellite TVTerreStar-1 may be further delayedISRO Chairman Keen On Moon MissionAlltel Wireless First U.S. Carrier to Launch XM Satellite Radio

Rocket: Atlas V; Payload: NROL-36; Date: 13 September 2012, 2139 UTC; Launch site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, USA. The rocket lifted off as planned. However, the mission entered a news blackout five minutes after lift-off so that no further information was available at the time of writing this.
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Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and SES announced an agreement to launch three additional SES satellites, on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 or Falcon Heavy rockets.
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