Japan… Supplies From The Stork (Launch)
[SatNews] A Japanese rocket successfully delivered an unmanned cargo transporter into orbit last Saturday, according to JAXA, Japan's space agency.
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Russia… Elektro 1 L Enters Service (Launch)
[SatNews] The Zenit-3SB rocket launched on Thursday from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan delivered the Elektro-L 1 meteorological satellite into orbit early on Friday, Russia's space agency, Roscosmos, said.
Read MoreUnited Launch Alliance Makes Heavy Lifting Look Easy (Launch)
[SatNews] On time except for a two minute delay to avoid an object in space that could have been in the path of the rocket ...
Read MoreArianespace… Ariane 5 En Route To Meet Kepler (Launch)
[SatNews] The 200th Ariane launcher has been delivered to Arianespace at the Spaceport, where it will receive the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) payload for a February 15 liftoff on a servicing mission to the International Space Station.
Read MoreULA Delta IV…Heavy Lifting…Again For The First Time
[SatNews] The launch of the ULA Delta IV Heavy with a National Reconnaissance Office payload is scheduled for January 20, 1:08 p.m. PST from Space Launch Complex-6, Vandenberg AFB, California.
Read MoreArianespace… Kepler Gets Tanked Up (Launch)
[SatNews] The Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) for Arianespace’s year-opening mission in 2011 – which also will be the milestone 200th flight of an Ariane launcher – is ready for integration on its Ariane 5, in preparation for a February 15 liftoff from the Spaceport in French Guiana.
Read MoreArianespace… Kepler Set For Integration (Launch)
[SatNews] The Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) for Arianespace's year-opening mission in 2011, which also will be the milestone 200th flight of an Ariane launcher, is ready for integration on its Ariane 5, in preparation for a February 15 liftoff from the Spaceport in French Guiana.
Read MoreArianespace… Arrival With Two In The Wings (Launch)
[SatNews] Key elements of the Ariane 5 launcher for Arianespace’s second flight of 2011 arrived at the Spaceport this week, where they will be readied for a dual payload mission with the Yahsat 1A and Intelsat New Dawn telecommunications satellites.
Read MoreRESCHEDULED: ULA Delta IV Heavy…West Coast Preps For Biggest Rocket Launch
[SatNews] When ULA announced their upcoming launch is a biggie, that is no exaggeration.
Read MoreCanada… Getting Into Its Own Launch Act?
[SatNews] Canada, which currently relies upon other countries to launch its satellites, has the technological ability to build its own rockets, according to space experts.
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