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Avanti Communications Group plc said that HYLAS 2, its second satellite, will launch at approximately 2250 UTC on 2 August 2012 upon an Ariane 5 launch vehicle.

Due to the forecast for Tropical Storm Debby, the launch of a Delta 4 carrying a national security payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office is delayed 24 hours.
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NASA has modified its NASA Launch Services (NLS) II contract with Orbital Sciences Corporation to add the Antares launch vehicle, formerly known as Taurus II, for future missions.
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Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) announced that its Merlin 1D engine has achieved a full mission duration firing and multiple restarts at target thrust and specific impulse (Isp).
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