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The launch of the Space-Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) spacecraft planned for 8 July has been delayed pending resolution of a test anomaly associated with another Minotaur IV launch vehicle undergoing test in the factory.
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Iran has announced yet another satellite. Telecommunication Minister Reza Taghipour said the country would launch a spacecraft called Rasad 1 (“Observation”) in the last week of August.
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Globalstar, Inc. announced the opening of a 90-day launch window for the inaugural lift-off of six Globalstar second-generation satellites. This marks the first in a series of launches Globalstar is planning to upgrade its low-earth-orbit (LEO) satellite constellation.
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NASA is targeting approximately 2033 UTC on 1 November for the launch of space shuttle Discovery’s STS-133 mission and 2119 UTC on 26 February 2011, for the lift-off of shuttle Endeavour’s STS-134 flight from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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ISRO plans to relaunch the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) with an indigenous cryogenic engine within twelve months.
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Rocket: Soyuz-U; Payload: Progress M-06M (Progress 38P); Date: 30 June 2010, 1535 UTC; Launch Site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The cargo vessel is to dock with the International Space Station on 2 July, 1658 UTC.
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Following an international call for tenders, Argentine satellite operator ARSAT has chosen Arianespace to launch its Arsat-1 satellite.
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Rocket: Ariane 5 ECA; Payload: Arabsat-5A, COMS [Communication, Ocean and Meteorological Satellite]; Date: 26 June 2010, 2141 UTC; Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana. Arabsat-5A was deployed first during the flight sequence at 26 minutes into the mission. The COMS satellite was separated from Ariane 5 at 32 minutes into the flight.