Sea Launch Re-Starts Countdown For Echostar X Launch
Long Beach CA (SPX) Feb 13, 2006
After a halt in the countdown for launch on February 8, Sea Launch is now preparing for a second launch attempt on Sunday, February 12, with liftoff planned for 3:35pm PST (23:35 GMT).
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Russian Carrier Rocket To Orbit Japanese Satellite
Moscow (RIA) Feb 06, 2006
One of the Asia-Pacific region's leading satellite operators has signed a contract to use a Russian launch vehicle for the first time to orbit a satellite that will enhance the performance of its existing orbital group.
Sea Launch Lofts Echo Star
McLean VA (SPX) Feb 08, 2006
International Launch Services (ILS) announces three awards as it kicks off its participation this week in a satellite industry conference in Washington, D.C.
JSAT Selects ILS Proton To Launch JCSAT-11 Satellite
Mclean VA (SPX) Feb 07, 2006
JSAT Corporation of Japan has contracted with International Launch Services (ILS) for launch of its JCSAT-11 satellite on a Proton Breeze M vehicle in 2007. The companies announced the deal today at the Satellite 2006 conference in Washington, D.C. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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Russian Rocket To Orbit Arab Satellite February 28
Moscow, Russia (SPX) Feb 07, 2006
The launch of the Proton-M Russian carrier rocket with the Arab communications satellite ArabSat 4A has been scheduled for February 28 at 8:10 p.m. GMT at the Baikonur Space Center, the Russian Federal Space Agency said Monday.
Spainsat Arrives At The Spaceport For Ariane 5 Dual-Passenger Mission
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Feb 03, 2006
Both payloads for Arianespace's upcoming heavy-lift Ariane 5 ECA mission are now undergoing processing at the Spaceport following the arrival of Hisdesat's Spainsat satellite in French Guiana.
Sea Launch Departs Home Port For EchoStar X Mission
Long Beach CA (SPX) Jan 31, 2006
The Odyssey Launch Platform and the Sea Launch Commander have departed Home Port in Long Beach, Calif., for Sea Launch's first mission of the year. The Sea Launch team is preparing to launch the EchoStar X broadcast satellite on Feb. 8, at the opening of a 49-minute launch window, at 3:35 pm Pacific Time (23:35 GMT).
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Arabsat 4A Delivered To Baikonur
Baikonur, Kazakhstan (SPX) Jan 27, 2006
The Proton-M launch vehicle to launch Arabsat 4A communications satellite was delivered to Baikonur on Tuesday night. The same day in the morning an An-124 (Ruslan) airplane, with the Arabsat 4A aboard, landed at the Yubileiny airport, in Baikonur.
Kazakh Telecom Satellite To Be Launched In June
Almaty, Kazakhstan (SPX) Jan 27, 2006
The first Kazakh telecommunications satellite, KazSat, will be launched "no later than June 20, 2006," Alexander Martynov of the Federal Space Agency said at a roundtable meeting on the prospects of development of Kazakh satellites on Thursday, reports Itar-Tass.
Japan H2 Heavy Lofts Disaster Monitoring Satellite
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 24, 2006
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on Monday postponed until Tuesday the first launch in a year of its key H-2A rocket, which will carry a satellite to monitor disasters, due to a technical error.
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Eutelsat's Hot Bird 7A Arrives At Kourou From Alcatel Alenia Space Facilities
Paris (SPX) Jan 23, 2006
The HOT BIRD 7A broadcasting satellite, built by Alcatel Alenia Space for Eutelsat Communications, arrived last Thursday night at the Kourou launch site in French Guiana. The satellite's scheduled launch date is 21 February 2006 on-board an Ariane 5 ECA rocket.
Russian Proton-M To Launch Arab Satellite From Baikonur March 1
Moscow, Russia (SPX) Jan 24, 2006
The Baikonur space center will see its first launch of 2006 on March 1, when a Russian Proton-M carrier rocket will take off with the Arab communications satellite ArabSat 4A, a spokesman for the Russian Federal Space Agency said Monday, reports RIA Novosti.
H-2A To Launch Today
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 23, 2006
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) would like to announce that the launch date of the H-IIA Launch Vehicle Flight No. 8, with the Advanced Land Observing Satellite Daichi (ALOS) onboard, has been set for today (January 23, 2006).
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