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Orbcomm Inc. and Space Exploration Technologies announced plans to carry the first two Orbcomm next-generation OG2 satellites to orbit on the next Falcon 9 launch this year.
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Roskosmos has postponed the launch of a Soyuz spacecraft carrying members of a new crew to the International Space Station due to technical problems.Other Posts:Delay of the day: GSLV Mark IIITelespazio renews contracts with EutelsatRaytheon tests data transfer on environmental satellite systemMars Express successfully powers through eclipse seasonAngara testing delayed to 2013, funding providedOrbcomm adds another 28,000 billable subscriber communicatorsChina to launch two telecommunications satellites this yearSerbia Builds GPS Infrastructure Network With Trimble VRS Technology

Pre-launch checkout is continuing at the Spaceport in French Guiana for Intelsat New Dawn – the first-ever African private sector communications satellite – which is one of two spacecraft passengers to be orbited on Arianespace’s next Ariane 5 mission, scheduled for 29 March.Other Posts:SpaceX to launch new OrbcommsNew ISRO satellite to offer cheaper connectivityGeneral Dynamics to support AIRSS programmeTurning Snow Days Into Educational Experiences With Satellite TVWhy Sports Lovers Should Consider What’s Happening With Dish NetworkCable TV 101: Increase Satisfaction From CustomersIran’s space programme remains mysteriousUpdate: Nimiq 5 launched by Proton M

Rocket: Delta 4-Medium+4,2; Payload: NROL-27 (classified U.S. military satellite); Date: 11 March 2011, 2338 UTC; Launch site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, USA. The mission was declared a success by the U.S. Air Force and the country’s National Reconnaissance Office.

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Space shuttle Discovery and its six-astronaut crew ended a 13-day journey of more than eight million kilometers and concluded the spacecraft’s 27-year career with a landing at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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