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Rocket: Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat; Payload: GLONASS-M No. 46; Date: 28 November 2011, 0825 UTC; Launch site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The Fregat upper stae released the GLONASS spacecraft at 1203 UTC.Other Posts:Northrop Grumman Corp. (Aerospace Systems) results Q3 2010AsiaSat announces new major shareholder GESeeing the Big Ticket Events on Satellite TVAvanti Signs Satweb DealTacSat-3 pre-launch detailsPortable Satellite Dish – Must Have Additional Equipment for Your RV Satellite DishChina ships Mars probe to RussiaATV Jules Vernes completes mission

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Rocket: Atlas V 541; Payload: Mars Science Laboratory; Date: 26 November 2011,1502 UTC; Launch site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, USA. The Atlas V initially lofted the spacecraft into Earth orbit and then, with a second burst from the vehicle’s upper stage, pushed it out of Earth orbit into a 567-million-kilometer journey to Mars. The spacecraft is in communication, thermally stable and power positive.
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After a 9 hour 13 minute four-burn mission, the Briz M successfully released the AsiaSat 7 satellite, with a mass of over 3.8 metric tons, into the planned geostationary transfer orbit.
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Rocket: Proton-M/Briz-M; Payload: AsiaSat 7; Date: 25 November 2011,1910 UTC; Launch site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The rocket blasted off on schedule. Payload separation is scheduled for 26 November, 0423 UTC [too late for this issue].Other Posts:Galaxy 19 pre-launch detailsRAMTelecom Expands Canadian OperationsLockheed Martin completes SBIRS Baseline Integrated System TestSTS-120 pre-launch detailsDucommun to study Plug-And-Play spacecraft technologiesRosetta comet probe enters hibernation in deep spaceNASA awards launch services contract for OCO-2 missionIndia to launch Cartosat-2B in spring

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