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Arianespace Takes Delivery Of Its Third Ariane 5 In 2008 Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) May 08, 2008 
The launch vehicle for Ariane 5's third flight of 2008 is now under Arianespace responsibility after its delivery by prime contractor Astrium at the Spaceport in French Guiana. Handover of the heavy-lift Ariane 5 ECA occurred with its transfer yesterday (May 6) from the Launcher Integration Building - where Astrium performed the vehicle's build-up, to the Final Assembly Building - where Ar ... read more |
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Orbital Awarded Contract for Suborbital Launch Vehicle Research by US DoD
Dulles VA (SPX) May 07, 2008Orbital Sciences has announced that it has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of Defense for the Theoretical Studies and Engineering Services (TSER) program. Orbital will serve as a prime contractor to support U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force research and development programs managed by White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) in New Mexico. The basic term of the indefinite ... more Skynet 5C And Turksat 3A Are Fueled For The Upcoming Ariane 5 Heavy-Lift Launch 
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) May 07, 2008The two payloads for Arianespace's next Ariane 5 heavy-lift mission have been fueled as preparations continue for the May 23 launch from the Spaceport in French Guiana. Both Skynet 5C and Turksat 3A were "topped off" within hours of each other inside the S5 satellite preparation facility, underscoring the Spaceport's ability to keep pace with the accelerating launch rate for Ariane 5. ... more ISRO Scientists Meet With Prime Minister 
New Delhi, India (PTI) May 07, 2008Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday lauded Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientists behind the successful launch of polar rocket that put a record ten satellites in orbit. A delegation of top space scientists led by ISRO Chairman G Madhavan Nair presented to Singh a model of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and satellite pictures of the national capital taken by Cartosat ... more ULA To Launch GRAIL 
Denver CO (SPX) May 05, 2008NASA has designated the Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission to fly aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II Heavy rocket. The launch will be provided under terms of a launch service agreement procured previously by NASA for this vehicle. The liftoff will occur from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., in the third quarter of 2011. Part of ... more Khrunichev And ILS Announce Quality Initiative 
Moscow (SPX) Apr 30, 2008Khrunichev Space Center and its partner International Launch Services have announced a broad-based quality initiative for Khrunichev and all of its subcontractors. "This will reinforce our dedication to quality across the board, ensure we improve our performance and enhance our position as a leading space company," said Vladimir Nesterov, Khrunichev General Director. Key elements of the ... more |
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Moscow (AFP) April 28, 2008A rocket carrying an Israeli communications satellite was successfully launched Monday from a Russian base in Kazakhstan, television footage showed. State Russian television showed a Zenit rocket carrying the Israeli AMOS-3 satellite blasting off from the Baikonur cosmodrome four days after technical problems delayed the original launch. "The decoupling of the rocket's second stage... wa ... more PSLV Launches Ten Satellites 
Sriharikota, India (SPX) Apr 29, 2008In its thirteenth flight conducted from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota, today (April 28, 2008), ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C9, successfully launched the 690 kg Indian remote sensing satellite CARTOSAT-2A, the 83 kg Indian Mini Satellite (IMS-1) and eight nanosatellites for international customers into a 637 km polar Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO). ... more AMOS-3 Communications Satellite Launched 
Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Apr 29, 2008Spacecom has announced that its newest satellite, AMOS-3, has been successfully launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch site in Kazakhstan. AMOS-3 roared into the atmosphere onboard a Zenit-3SLB launcher this morning at 08.00 Israel local time (05.00 GMT). The launcher's first and second stages have already been successfully separated. The last stage will be separated a few hours ... more Arianespace plans bid to launch Galileo satellites: CEO 
Baikonur, Kazakhstan (AFP) April 26, 2008The European commercial space-launch consortium Arianespace said Saturday it would make a bid to launch 26 satellites from French Guyana to kickstart the European Union's Galileo satellite navigation programme. The European Parliament on Wednesday signalled its green light for the deployment of Galileo, seen by space experts as a challenge to the US-administered GPS global positioning system ... more Prisma Satellites To Be Launched In June 2009 
Solna, Sweden (SPX) Apr 25, 2008The Swedish Space Corporation has signed a contract with the Russian space company Kosmotras regarding launch of the Prisma satellites. The satellites will be launched onboard a Dnepr launcher in June 2009, either from Baikonur in Kazakhstan or from Yasni in southern Russia. The French climate research satellite Picard will probably be launched on the same launcher. ... more |
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Dulles VA (SPX) Apr 16, 2008Orbital Sciences has announced that the U.S. Air Force Space and Missiles Systems Center (SMC) has ordered three additional Minotaur space launch vehicles in support of the new Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) office. The Program Office responsible for Minotaur vehicles is the Launch Test Squadron (LTS) of the Space Development and Test Wing (SDTW) at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico. The late ... more First ICO Bird Soars As Atlas V Lofts Its Heavist Load Yet 
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Apr 15, 2008A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket successfully launched the ICO-G1 satellite at 4:12 p.m. EDT, today. Blasting off from Space Launch Complex 41 here, it marked the first ULA commercial launch of an Atlas V vehicle procured by Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services. The ICO-G1 satellite is also the heaviest satellite launched to date by an Atlas V, weighing 6,634 kg or 14,625 lbm when f ... more Arianespace Lauds Japan Relationship As A Partnership Of Trust 
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 13, 2008Arianespace underscored its important role in the Japanese market during a week of activities that included today's (April 11) signing of a new satellite launch for Ariane 5: the BSAT-3b spacecraft to be operated by Japan's Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT). During a multi-day visit to Tokyo, Chairman and CEO Jean-Yves Le Gall and the Arianespace management team hosted ... more Lockheed Martin Set For Launch Of ICO G1 Spacecraft 
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Apr 14, 2008Lockheed Martin is completing final preparations for Monday's launch of a commercial telecommunications satellite aboard an Atlas V booster provided by United Launch Alliance. The launch window opens at 4:12 p.m. EDT Monday and extends until 5:12 p.m. The launch can be viewed live beginning at 3:51 p.m. EDT. Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services is under contract to ICO Global Communi ... more Russia To Conduct 28 Space Launches From Baikonur In 2008 
Baikonur, Kazakhstan (RIA Novosti) Apr 10, 2008The number of spacecraft to be launched from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan will increase 33%, year-on-year, in 2008 to a total of 28, the local mayor said on Tuesday. Baikonur, built in Kazakhstan in the 1950s, was first leased by Russia from Kazakhstan under an agreement signed in 1994 after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Russian officials have repeatedly said Russia will continue ... more
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