Japan’s New No. 3 Takes More Than A Gander Of North Korea
Japan launched a nexgen spy satellite last Saturday as part of the country's efforts to beef up its surveillance system against the threat of North Korea's missiles, officials said.
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DIRECTV-12 Arrives @ Baikonur For Launch
A U.S. telecommunications satellite has been delivered to the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan ahead of a December 29th launch, Russia's Khrunichev center said last Friday.
Read MoreU.S. Air Force Readies For Third WGS Satellite To Extend Warfighter Capabilities
The Air Force has scheduled the launch of the third Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite aboard a Delta IV launch vehicle December 2 at 7:21 p.m. EST from Pad 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.
Read MoreU.S. Air Force’s WGS-3 And ULA’s Delta IV — Weather To Launch Or Not
The launch of the ULA Delta IV rocket with the Air Force’s Wideband Global SATCOM-3 satellite from Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape Canaveral AFS, Florida is uncertain as the initial weather forecast calls for only a 20 percent chance of acceptable weather on Wednesday, December 2 with a launch window of 7:21-8:41 p.m. EST.
Read MoreW7 Launch On Hold…
The launch of a Proton launch vehicle with the W7 satellite was postponed today for 24 hours.
Read MoreULA’s Intelsat-14 — Part Of World’s Largest Fixed Satellite — Hopes For Launch
Once again the genius of man who creates sophisticated vehicles for space is reduced to the whims of the weather, and so it is for the upcoming launch of Intelsat-14 which is set for Monday, November 23, with a launch window of 12:50-2:20 a.m. EST.
Read MoreIran’s Mesbah ComSat Ramped Up For Launch
According to the UPI, Iran is preparing to launch its second indigenous communications satellite aboard a Safir-2 (Ambassador) booster rocket, an event that will test the country's ballistic missile capabilities.
Read MoreAstrium- + KARI-Built Satellite To Launch In March Of Next Year
South Korea is planning to launch its first weather-communications satellite into space in March, 2010, the country's Ministry of Education, Science and Technology said on Friday — the satellite was developed jointly by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) and France's Astrium.
Read MoreReadiness Review Reports All Ready For Ariane 5 Launch On The 29th…
Arianespace's sixth Ariane 5 flight of 2009 has been approved for its October 29th liftoff following the launch readiness review on October 27th performed at the Spaceport in French Guiana.
Read MoreAriane 5 Has Double Duty Day Ahead On October 29th
Arianespace's October 29 mission is now complete following the installation of its second payload — the NSS-12 satellite for telecommunications operator SES WORLD SKIES.
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