AMOS-3 Launch Is Delayed
Due to the launcher arm at Baikonur not reaching nominal separation distance from the launch vehicle, the launch of the AMOS-3 satellite will be delayed.
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No Worries for NASA—Not So For Passengers In Soyuz’s Superfast 8 G Re-entry
The Russian Soyuz TMA-11 capsule did return to Earth on schedule, but not exactly as planned, per the dramatic re-entry on April 19th for the crew—Russian flight engineer Yuri Malenchenko, American astronaut Peggy Whitson, and South Korea's first astronaut Yi So-yeon.
Read MoreAMOS-3 Prepped and Ready To Launch
The newest comsat for Spacecom, AMOS-3, is now scheduled to launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Thursday, April 24th.
Read MoreSatMex Sat Sets Schedule
The Satmex 7 satellite will be launched between the close of 2010 and the start of 2011, according to the company.
Read MoreArianespace Raking In The Good News… GIOVE-B + BSAT-3b + Ariane 5
Preparations for the next Soyuz mission by Arianespace’s Starsem affiliate moved into a new phase with this week’s integration of the European GIOVE-B navigation satellite on its Fregat upper stage. Plus, Japanese operator Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation, known as B-SAT, has selected Arianespace to launch their BSAT-3b satellite. Plus, Star One C2 installation...
Read MoreAMC-14 A Complete Loss…
AMC-14 A Complete Loss...SES AMERICOM, the North American subsidiary of SES S.A., has announced their recently launched AMC-14 satellite is now considered to be a total loss.
Read MorePayload Pair Prepped By Arianespace
The final phase of Arianespace's second mission of 2008 is nearing completion.
Read MoreGMV On Trajectory With ATV
The Jules Verne ATV, the largest cargo-carrying space vehicle ever developed in Europe, was successfully launched on March 9th from Europe’s Kourou space center in French Guiana.
Read MoreVINASAT-1 Fuels Excitement For Arianespace
The VINASAT-1 payload for Arianespace's upcoming dual-passenger Ariane 5 mission has been fueled at the Spaceport in French Guiana, marking a key milestone in its pre-launch preparations.
Read MoreDIRECTV 11 Into Orbit Via Sea Launch Zenit-3SL
Sea Launch Company successfully delivered the DIRECTV 11 broadcast satellite to orbit from its ocean-based platform on the Equator, marking its 4th successful launch of a DIRECTV satellite.
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