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Capacity, Flexibility, Reliability All Key Factors In Winning OHO-1 Launch Paris, France (SPX) Mar 19, 2010 
Arianespace's selection by new satellite services operator OverHorizon to orbit its first relay platform was based on criteria that included launch capacity, flexibility and a track record of reliability.
Speaking at a formal contract signing ceremony during the Satellite 2010 conference in Maryland, OverHorizon CEO Per Wahlberg said the company conducted a "very rigorous" process that led ... read moreLaunch Of Nimiq 6 In 2012 
Reston VA (SPX) Mar 18, 2010International Launch Services (ILS) and Telesat have announced a contract for the ILS Proton launch of Telesat's Nimiq 6 satellite scheduled for mid-2012. Nimiq 6 is an all Ku-band satellite with 32 high power transponders that will be located at 91 degrees West Longitude. The 5 metric ton spacecraft is now under construction at Space Systems/Loral and will utilize their flight proven 1300 ... more
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Vietnam says parched Red River at record low
China to be world's third biggest wind power producer: media Cost-cutting NASA eyes three cheap space missions Honduras declares state of emergency amid drought Russia in secret plan to save Earth from asteroid: official Sarkozy scrambles to salvage carbon tax French carbon tax ruled illegal Brazil's Lula signs law cutting CO2 emissions 2009 a 'benign' year of natural disasters: German re-insurer Greenpeace Spain demands Denmark release its director 
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Shootout at Indian space facility
Bangalore, India (AFP) March 16, 2010Paramilitary police guarding a space centre in southern India on Tuesday exchanged fire with two men who were acting suspiciously near the facility, an official said. The shootout occurred in the early hours of Tuesday at the Deep Space Network in Byalalu, about 40 kilometres (25 miles) from Bangalore, when the guards challenged two men, one of whom began firing a handgun. "In retaliatio ... more Arabsat-5A And COMS Begin Prep For Second Ariane 5 mission Of 2010 
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Mar 17, 2010The Two Satellites For Arianespace's Second Ariane 5 Flight Of 2010 Have Begun Their Checkout At The Spaceport - Which Currently Is Hosting Two Parallel Missions For The Industry's Workhorse Launch Vehicle. Both Arabsat-5A And Coms Are Now Undergoing Processing In The Spaceport's S5 Preparation Facility Following Their Deliveries To French Guiana This Month. Coms Is A South Korean Mu ... more Parallel Preparations Continue For Ariane 5 Flights 
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Mar 16, 2010Launch Activity Is In Full Swing At French Guiana As Preparations Move Forward In Parallel For Ariane 5's First Two Missions In 2010 - Underscoring Arianespace's Ability To Support A Sustained Mission Pace With Its Workhorse Vehicle. The Year's First Heavy-Lift Launch Campaign - Which Will Loft The Astra 3B And Comsatbw-2 Satellites On March 24 - Reached A New Milestone This Week With The ... more ILS Proton To Launch Intelsat 21 And 23 
Reston VA (SPX) Mar 16, 2010International Launch Services (ILS) announced two firm missions with the ILS Proton launches of the Intelsat 21 satellite and the Intelsat 23 satellite for Intelsat S.A., the world's leading provider of fixed satellite services. Intelsat 21 is under construction by Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems with a launch planned in early 2012. The Intelsat 23 satellite is being built by Orbital ... more |
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France To Pay Russia One Billion For 14 Soyuz Carrier Rockets
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Mar 09, 2010France has put aside some $1 billion to buy 14 Soyuz carrier rockets from Russia, French satellite launch firm Arianespace CEO Jean-Yves Le Gall said Tuesday. "We have ordered 14 Soyuzes from the Russian Federation; the contract's cost is about $1 billion. These are ambitious plans," Le Gall said at a Russian-French business forum, held as part of President Dmitry Medvedev's visit to Franc ... more ASTRA 3B Topped Off For Arianespace Year-Opening Flight 
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Mar 09, 2010Satellite preparations for Ariane 5's initial launch of 2010 have moved into a new phase with the fueling of ASTRA 3B - which is one of two passengers to be orbited by the heavy-lift vehicle on March 24. Propellant loading of ASTRA 3B was performed in the Spaceport's S5 satellite preparation facility, readying this EADS Astrium-built spacecraft for integration with its Ariane 5 ECA launche ... more Kazakhstan Says Russian Proton launches To Continue 
Astana, Kazakhstan (RIA Novosti) Mar 05, 2010Kazakhstan has no objection to launches of Russia's Proton carrier rockets from its territory while a new environmentally-friendly launch pad is being put into operation, the head of the Kazakh space agency said on Wednesday. Russia and Kazakhstan are currently working on the Baiterek launch pad at the Baikonur space center. The pad is designed for the launch of Angara carrier rockets runn ... more NASA's high-tech GOES-P weather satellite lifts off
Washington (AFP) March 3, 2010NASA on Thursday launched the latest in its family of high-tech meteorological satellites, adding to a constellation of spacecraft that watch storm development and weather conditions on Earth. The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-P (GOES-P) lifted off from Cape Canaveral in Florida at 6:57 pm (2357 GMT) on a Delta IV rocket which will carry the weather-watching satellite to ... more |
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