Satellite News

Rocket: Soyuz 2.1-a; Payload: six Globalstar satellites; Date: 13 July 2011, 0227 UTC; Launch site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The upper stage injected the six second-generation satellites into the targeted low Earth orbit of approximately 920 km.
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The Launch Authorisation Board (LAB) for PSLV-C17/GSAT-12 mission, which met on 12 July at Satish Dhawan Space Centre – SHAR, Sriharikota has cleared the launch of PSLV-C17 at 1118 UTC on 15 July 2011.
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The launch of a Delta IV rocket carrying the GPS IIF-2 payload for the Air Force is being postponed 24 hours to allow the GPS spacecraft team time to complete assessment and coordination of satellite readiness to launch.
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Globalstar, Inc. announced that the launch of six Globalstar satellites has been rescheduled by launch services provider Arianespace.

Rocket: Chang Zheng 3C; Payload: Tian Lian 1B (Tianlian 1B, TL-1B, CTDRS-1B); Date: 11 July 2011, 1541 UTC; Launch Site: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China. The satellite is a tracking and data relay satellite similar to the United States’ TDRS spacecraft.
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Today’s orbiting of six Globalstar second-generation satellites was postponed 24 hours following the countdown’s interruption prior to lift-off of the Soyuz launch vehicle from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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Space shuttle Commander Chris Ferguson and his three crewmates are on their way to the International Space Station after launching from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 1529 UTC Friday. STS-135 is the final mission of NASA’s Space Shuttle Program.
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The payload of six Globalstar second-generation satellites to be orbited on the upcoming Arianespace/Starsem Soyuz mission from Baikonur Cosmodrome on 11 July (UTC) has been integrated to its launch vehicle’s third stage.
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