ASTRA-1M To Head For Orbit On October 31st
SES ASTRA will launch their new ASTRA-1M satellite from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on October 31, 2008.
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Space Systems/Loral’s Successful Galaxy 19 is Number 56
It takes team work and so Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), a subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications [Nasdaq:LORL], announced that the Galaxy 19 satellite built for Intelsat is performing post launch maneuvers according to plan. The satellite's solar arrays deployed on schedule several hours after separation, from its launch aboard a Zenit-3SL rocket from Sea Launch's Odyssey Launch Platform at the Equator.
Read MoreManeuvering Underway For Galaxy-19
Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has announced the Galaxy 19 satellite built for Intelsat is performing post launch maneuvers, all according to plan. The satellite's solar arrays deployed on schedule several hours after separation, following yesterday morning's successful launch aboard a Zenit-3SL rocket from Sea Launch's Odyssey Launch Platform at the Equator.
Read MoreNASA Huddles to Delay Hubble Mission
An adjustment to the launch date of the space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope now appears to be on October 14 at 10:19 p.m. EDT. For further info a news conference is scheduled for Friday, October 3, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to announce an official launch date.
Read MoreCelestial Success For General Dynamic’s LEOP
General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems has successfully completed the Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP) of NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. Fermi, previously known as the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope or GLAST, is a nexgen, high-energy, gamma-ray satellite designed to make observations of celestial gamma-ray sources.
Read MoreArabsat’s BADR-6 is Hot
The Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) is exhibiting at IBC presenting its entire range of services supported by the latest satellite broadcasting technology, including its newly launched BADR-6, which makes its fleet not only the largest but also the youngest.
Read MoreFirst ComSat For Argentina Now Under Contract
In a ceremony headed by the President of Argentina, Ms. Dr. Cristina Fernandez, on August 28th, 2008, the contract covering phases II to IV of the design and construction of the first Argentine Geostationary Communications Satellite — ARSAT-1 — was signed between INVAP and AR-SAT (Empresa Argentina de Soluciones Satelitales, SA).
Read MoreITT — ITT’s a Good Thing!
Mission accomplished for ITT Corporation as they celebrated the successful launch of the GeoEye-1 satellite and its ITT-built imaging payload from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Once fully operational, GeoEye-1 will boast the highest resolution of any commercial satellite imaging system on the market.
Read MoreFood Is Important For A Balanced Diet… And The ISS Crew…
Next week, the residents of the International Space Station will receive a new shipment of food, fuel, and supplies next week. NASA Television will broadcast the arrival of these materials. Expedition 17 Commander Sergei Volkov and Flight Engineers Oleg Kononenko and Greg Chamitoff are awaiting the arrival of the unpiloted ISS Progress 30 resupply craft, which will automatically dock to the aft port of the Zvezda service module at 4:01 p.m. CDT, Friday, September 12.
Read MoreHistoric Jules Verne ATV Mission To End In Fiery Fall
In just a few days time, the historical Jules Verne mission will come to a close. After the ATV Control Centre commands the opening of the Automated Transfer Vehicle hooks, the European Space Agency's (ESA) first resupply and reboost vehicle will perform a fully automated undocking with the International Space Station on September 5th at 23:30 CEST (21:30 UT).
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