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Due to “conflicts” with the launch of a Soyuz rocket from Baikonur, Russia, the launch of the Galileo navigation satellite set for liftoff later this year has now been allegedly delayed. No hint of financial distresss, apparently, as a reason for such a halting decision.
Read MoreFrom the China View online news service, a published report indicates China is planning to build a new space launch center. According to official sources contacted by the news bureau, the construction will occur in Wenchang, which is located in China’s Hainan Province.
Read MoreAs announced by the Russian government last week, Anatoly Perminov, director of Roscosmos, will lead the Russian State Commission through the investigation into the recent Proton mission anomaly during the JCSat-11 launch. The commission, usually comprising about one dozen members, is formed this time by 18 top Russian space and other industry professionals.
Read MoreSatellite operator Avanti Communications has signed a contract to purchase launch services for its first satellite, HYLAS (highly adaptable satellite), from Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX), USA. A launch window for the satellite to launch between March and December 2009 has been booked.
Read MoreThe President and CEO of JSAT Corporation, Kiyoshi Isozaki, reported the failure of the attempted launch of its JCSAT-11 communications satellite and an in-depth investigation Is underway to determine the cause. He added, “This satellite was launched as a successor to an in-orbit backup satellite.
Read MoreILS Declares Proton Launch Anomaly Khrunichev and International Launch Services regret to announce the failure of the Proton launch vehicle to put the JCSAT-11 satellite into proper orbit for JSAT Corporation. The Proton Breeze M rocket lifted off at 4:43 a.m. today from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
Read MoreRocket segments for the Zenit-3SL system arrived last week at Home Port, as Sea Launch transitions to mission operations. The hardware will support the launch of the Thuraya 3 satellite in October, as well as additional upcoming missions into 2008.
Read MoreThe last time a Zenit-3SL booster attempted to launch a satellite, the result was not of a positive nature—there was an explosion and the Dutch communications satellite became as dust. However, the old motto of try and try again certainly applies to Thuraya, a United Arab Emirates company.
Read MoreOn September 6th at 04:43 Baikonur time (or 07:43 Tokyo time, or on September 5th at 22:43 hours GMT or 18:43 EDT), JCSAT-11 will be hoisted into space by a four-burn ILS Proton M/Breeze M rocket. From Launch Pad 39 at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, this Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems built satellite will provide JSAT Corporation with multipurpose communications capabilities as a critically-needed backup vehicle for the JSAT fleet, providing coverage over Japan, the Asia-Pacific region, Oceania and Hawaii.
Read MoreAdverse weather conditions are the cause of a one-day delay for the launch of INSAT-4CR by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The homegrown Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) will now lift off on September 2nd, as severe thunderstorms over the last few days during the nighttime hours delayed pre-launch work by about 14 hours.
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