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The launch of SES-4 was postponed today for approximately 25 days for technical reasons associated with the avionics system of the launch vehicle’s Briz M upper stage.Other Posts:GeoInformation Group Adds Thermal Mapping To Imagery PortfolioBentley Walker Buys Hughes European Satellite SystemRaytheon Achieves Satellite Communications, GPS MilestonesFASTSAT instruments shipped to NASA Marshall for testsThe Benefits of Using Direct TV Satellite DishesDigital Video Recording With Satellite TelevisionGLONASS to go global by 2010Chang’e I arrives in science orbit

Arianespace is readying the first Ariane 5 for launch in 2012 from French Guiana following delivery of this heavy-lift workhorse by its industrial prime contractor, Astrium.

Rocket: Soyuz-FG; Payload: Soyuz TMA-03M [Soyuz 29S]; Date: 21 December 2011, 1316 UTC; Launch site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The manned transport spacecraft was accurately placed on the target orbit for another mission to the International Space Station.Other Posts:ND Satcom Boosts Romanian PositionBasketball Fan? Get Your Fix With Satellite TelevisionHow to Get Satellite TV in Your Condominium – Step by Step InstructionsFrench Navy Forms Team To Supply Satellite Broadband For AircraftNewsat announces plans to launch Australian satelliteShuttle Launch postponedEchoStar Communications Corporation results Q2 2006MDA Shareholders approve proposed sale transaction

The next cluster of second-generation Globalstar satellites to be orbited by Arianespace is ready for launch on a Soyuz vehicle that will lift off next week from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.Other Posts:Satellite Installers – Attributes of a Great Installation CompanyFoxtel Nears Completion Of Digital TransitionVega upper composite passes tests at ESTECRaytheon, NASA test NPOESS data transferNew Skies, SeaMobile test small VSAT dishesMobistar takes Astra capacityDirecTV Signs Deal With Audience Measurement ServiceChina, India to co-operate in space

China will launch its first-ever high-resolution geological mapping satellite for civil purposes next January, according to official sources cited by Xinhua. The launch was previously expected in December.Other Posts:How Cable TV Forums Helped A Lot of Customers?Round Solution Rolls Out GPRS/GPS ModulesAstro books 13 Measat 3 transpondersCooking Revolutionized With the Endless Options Offered on Satellite TVDon’t Be the Last, Make the Change to Satellite TVDates set for next launches of Indian rocketsNSR: Commercial satellite industry to generate US$8.4 billion by 2011NASA Taps Telenor, Verso To Modernize Satellite Communications

On 15 December, more than 120 aerospace industry leaders from more than 70 companies attended the Space Launch System’s Advanced Booster Industry Day held at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The event focused on a NASA Research Announcement for the Space Launch System’s (SLS) advanced booster.Other Posts:UK, Netherlands reject public funding for Galileo — reportTerreStar Files Application To Modify Launch MilestoneAffordable Dish Satellite Networks for Best ViewershipPremiere selects entavioBad weather prevents shuttle launchDigital Video Recording With Satellite TelevisionMars Science Laboratory aeroshell deliveredAerojet tests controllable solid propulsion

Rocket: Chang Zheng 3B/E; Payload: NigComSat-1R; Date: 19 December 2011, 1641 UTC; Launch Site: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China. The satellite was put into a 200 km x 41,991 km x 24.8 degrees supersynchronous transfer orbit.Other Posts:SERVIS-2 fit check with Rokot adapter system successfully performedBASIC in effect cancelled, TSAT still under reviewChina sets new record with latest Beidou launchRising Prices on Nearly Everything Lead Subscribers to Satellite TVGOES-O pre-launch detailsStardust delivers valuable fuel data prior to shutdownAlcatel-Lucent merger clears last hurdleSpaceX searches for new commercial launch site

The launch of the U.S. Air Force’s fourth Wideband Global SATCOM spacecraft moved another step closer. Engineers completed the encapsulation procedure at the Astrotech Space Operations facility in Titusville, Florida, on 15 December.Other Posts:Ariane 5 launches satellites for Japan, USAHYLAS 1 to live longer than expected thanks to precise launchLoral Skynet Brings Satellite Services To Remote British IslandQuake Satellite Modems To Be Standard Equipment On Volvo TrucksUpdate: Russian launch manifest for 2009Andrew completes sale of satcom businessEADS (Astrium) results 2009Google TV – Coming Soon to a Living Room Near You