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Russia launches European satellites into space Moscow (AFP) Nov 2, 2009 
Russia has successfully launched a Rokot rocket carrying two European satellites into space from its military spacedrome of Plesetsk, the RIA Novosti news agency reported early Monday. "The launch of the Rokot rocket carrying SMOS and Proba-2 satellites made for the European Space Agency was successful," a Russian space official was quoted as saying. Rokot also successfully placed both ... read moreSMOS And Proba-2 Ready For Launch 
Paris, France (ESA) Nov 02, 2009The Russian State Commission has given the go-ahead to fuel the Rockot launcher that will take ESA's SMOS and Proba-2 satellites into orbit. This formal authorisation confirms that launch can take place on 2 November at 02:50 CET (01:50 UT). The go-ahead to fuel follows the launch dress rehearsal, which took place in the Mission Control Centre near the Plesetsk launch site on 28 October. ... more
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Arianespace Orbits NSS-12 And THOR 6
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Oct 30, 2009The sixth Ariane 5 flight of 2009 marked another success for this heavy-lift launcher today, carrying the first satellite launched by Arianespace for Telenor Satellite Broadcasting AS - THOR 6, along with the 32nd spacecraft from the SES group of companies entrusted for an Ariane launch - NSS-12. Lifting off on time at 5:00 p.m. from the Spaceport in French Guiana, the Ariane 5 deployed ... more Follow The Launch Of ESA's SMOS And Proba-2 Satellites
Paris, France (ESA) Oct 29, 2009ESA's SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) and Proba-2 (PRoject for OnBoard Autonomy) satellites are scheduled for launch on Monday 2 November at 02:50 CET on a Russian Rockot launcher from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in northern Russia. SMOS, ESA's water mission, is the first satellite designed both to map sea surface salinity and monitor soil moisture on a global scale, thus contributing ... more Ariane rocket places two satellites into orbit 
Paris (AFP) Oct 29, 2009An Ariane 5 rocket on Thursday successfully placed two television satellites into orbit, the NNS-12 for SES World Skies and the THOR 6 for a subsidiary of Norway's Telenor, Arianespace said. The dual payload lifted off from the Arianespace launch site in Kourou, French Guiana during the 2000 GMT to 2140 GMT launch window. The launch was the 192nd mission completed by Ariane rockets, and ... more It's A Go For Next Ariane 5 Launch 
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Oct 28, 2009Arianespace's sixth Ariane 5 flight of 2009 has been approved for its October 29 liftoff following the launch readiness review, performed at the Spaceport in French Guiana. This traditional milestone prior to every Ariane mission validated the heavy-lift launch vehicle's status, along with the NSS-12 and THOR 6 satellite payloads, the infrastructure at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana ... more |
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ISRO Eyes More Satellite Launches From Europe, US
Bangalore, India (PTI) Oct 16, 2009Indian Space Research Organisation has reached an understanding with Arianespace under which the European space consortium would scout for small satellites in Europe to be launched by ISRO. ISRO is a long-time customer of the European aerospace giant, which has launched 12 Indian satellites from 1988 to 2007. Another heavy Indian satellite in the present series is expected to be launched ... more Russia's New Space Center In Far East 
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Oct 16, 2009Russia will spend an estimated 400 billion rubles ($13.5 billion) on the construction of the new Vostochny space center in its Far Eastern Amur Region, federal space agency Roscosmos said on Thursday. Russia currently uses two launch sites for space carrier rockets and ballistic missiles tests: the Baikonur space center in the Central Asian Republic of Kazakhstan, which it has leased since ... more The Sixth Ariane 5 For Launch In 2009 Delivered 
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Oct 13, 2009The sixth Ariane 5 for launch in 2009 is delivered to Arianespace The next Ariane 5 mission has moved into its final preparation phase as the vehicle for this sixth flight of 2009 is delivered to Arianespace, keeping the company on track for its busiest year of launch activity ever with the commercial heavy-lift workhorse. Following its rollout from the Spaceport's Launcher Integration ... more Boeing Launches Second WorldView EO Satellite 
Vandenberg AFB CA (SPX) Oct 12, 2009Boeing, through its commercial launch business, has successfully launched the WorldView-2 satellite for DigitalGlobe aboard a Delta II rocket. Liftoff occurred at 11:51 a.m. Pacific time from Pad SLC-2W at Vandenberg Air Force Base. The Delta II released WorldView-2 approximately 62 minutes after liftoff, delivering it into a sun-synchronous orbit where the satellite will begin its mission ... more |
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