JAXA Getting Set For H-IIB Launch Of HTV
On August 30, the encapsulated HTV Demonstration Flight was transported to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at the Tanegashima Space Center.
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‘Nyet’ Says Russia, No Soyuz Launch Until . . .
The first launch of a Russian Soyuz rocket from the European Space Agency base at Kourou in French Guiana has been postponed until April 2010, Russia's Progress space program said Tuesday.
Read MoreSouth Korea’s Naro Does Well, Satellite Not So Superbly
The South Korean rocket launch earlier today occurred successfully — unfortunately, as was the case with this nation's counterpart to the north, the satellite never arrived at its intended orbit.
Read More‘Nother Ariane 5 Arrives @ Spaceport For Arianespace’ 191st Flight
Launcher elements for the sixth mission in 2009 with Arianespace's Ariane 5 in 2009 are now at the Spaceport and are ready for assembly as the newest heavy-lift vehicle.
Read MoreSouth Korea To Give SatLaunch Another Shot
Heejin Koo at Bloomberg.net reports that South Korea will attempt to complete its first space launch today, a week after aborting the mission minutes before liftoff because a pressure gauge malfunctioned.
Read MoreApplause For Arianespace
Lifting off from the Spaceport's ELA-3 launch zone in French Guiana, Arianespace' Ariane 5 injected its JCSAT-12 and Optus D3 payloads into geostationary transfer orbit during a flight that lasted just over 34 minutes.
Read MoreOpting For Optus D3 While Running To Keep Up With Arianespace’s Launches
The Arianespace Center in French Guiana is one busy place as it keeps up its mission pace with two Ariane 5s now in process at French Guiana, in addition to the vehicle involved in the August 21st flight, with a payload of two telecommunications satellites.
Read MoreAsiaSat 5 To Head For 100.5 Degrees East Aboard ILS Proton Breeze M On August 12th
An ILS Proton will be launching AsiaSat-5, according to a new contract signed between International Launch Services and Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company.
Read MoreTwo-Timing Streamlined Workhorse for Ariane 5
Dual payloads of telecommunications' satellites are undergoing preparations as the fifth Ariane 5 this year readies for launch having completed its initial build-up for another of Arianespace's trademark dual-satellite payload missions. (In the photo at right, the ESC-A upper stage/vehicle equipment bay unit is moved toward Ariane 5 for its installation atop the launcher’s core stage).
Read MoreGod Speed — As ULA Launches AF Delta II Bringing the End of An Era
The launch of the ULA Delta II GPS IIR-21 satellite is set for August 17, 6:35 a.m. EDT, from Space Launch Complex-17A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.
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