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[Via Satellite 12-24-13] NASA‘s Launch Services Program has chosen United Launch Alliance’s (ULA’s) Atlas 5 vehicle to launch the Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) mission, […]

[Via Satellite 12-23-13] On Thursday, Dec. 19, 2013 at 6:12 a.m., local time in French Guiana, Arianespace successfully launched the ESA’s Gaia spacecraft using a Soyuz launch vehicle. Over its 5-year […]

[Via Satellite 12-16-13] Astrium and Arianespace have signed a contract worth more than $2.75 billion for the supply of 18 additional Ariane 5 ECA launchers. The contract follows on from […]

[Via Satellite 12-16-13] Arianespace and Visiona Tecnologia Espacial have signed a launch contract for the next Brazilian government satellite, the Geostationary Defense and Strategic Communications Satellite (SGDC). The satellite will […]

[Via Satellite 12-13-13] The entire satellite industry hinges on the ability to access space. The impact of SpaceX’s successful launch of SES’ SES 8 satellite on the satellite industry has […]

[Via Satellite 12-11-13] Astrium has finalized its preparation of Gaia in Kourou, French Guiana. The telescope, which will be Europe’s most advanced space observatory, is scheduled for launch on Dec. […]

[Via Satellite 12-10-13] Arianespace is starting the construction of a New Filling Hall (known by its French acronym NBR, for Nouveau Bâtiment de Remplissage) following the approval of its board […]

[Via Satellite 12-09-13] ILS successfully launched the first of Inmarsat’s Global Xpress satellites, Inmarsat 5, which has already sent signals from orbit. The spacecraft was launched on a Proton Breeze […]

[Via Satellite 12-09-13] Space Systems/Loral’s (SSL) ABS 2 satellite, designed and built for ABS, has arrived at the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, for launch onboard an Ariane 5 […]

After two scrubs last week and a further delay yesterday, SpaceX will make another attempt at launching SES’ SES 8 satellite today using its redesigned Falcon 9 v1.1 rocket. During […]

[Via Satellite 12-2-13] Inmarsat has confirmed the launch date for the first Global Xpress (GX) satellite, Inmarsat 5 F1 (I-5 F1). The satellite is scheduled to launch from the Baikonur […]

[Via Satellite 11-27-13] Space analysts from Teal Group, an aerospace and defense consulting firm, have identified 3,164 space payloads that have been proposed to be built and launched to Earth […]

[Via Satellite 11-26-13] After stopping the countdown clock three times, SpaceX had to scrub its first attempt at launching SES’ SES 8 satellite – its first time launching a commercial […]

[Via Satellite 11-25-13] Today at precisely 5:37 p.m. EST the window opens for a historic event in the satellite launch industry. It is the time when SpaceX will attempt its […]

[Via Satellite 11-21-13] The Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology’s (EIAST) Dubai Sat 2 was successfully launched into space at 11:10 a.m.  local UAE time. The launch took place […]

[Via Satellite 11-21-13] Arianespace has ordered 10 Vega rockets from the Italian manufacturer European Launch Vehicle, to be ready for launch starting at the end of 2015. They follow the […]

[Via Satellite 11-20-13] Last night at 8:15 p.m. EST, Orbital Sciences launched the Ball Aerospace-built STPSat 3 satellite onboard a Minotaur 1 rocket. The satellite was launched as one of […]

[Via Satellite 11-20-13] Xcor Aerospace and United Launch Alliance (ULA) have completed the first successful hot fire of the subscale 2500 lbf thrust XR 5H25 engine in the Xcorand ULA […]

[Via Satellite 11-15-13] Arianespace has delayed the launch of SES’ Astra 5B satellite to January 2014 due to the non-availability of Astra 5B’s co-passenger satellite, Hispasat’s Amazonas 4A. The launch, […]

[Via Satellite 11-15-13] Orbital Sciences will launch a satellite designed and built by high school students aboard a Minotaur 1 rocket next week. The small satellite, known as TJCubeSat (TJ³Sat), […]

[Via Satellite 11-15-13] The Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST) is set to send DubaiSat 2 into space on Nov. 21, 2013 from the Yasny launch base in […]

[Via Satellite 11-14-13] Following the launch of its Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has chosen Arianespace to launch its Gsat 15 and Gsat 16 telecommunications […]

[Via Satellite 11-07-13] Arianespace has carried out an exciting launch in Kazakhstan carrying the Olympic torch into the space as part its preparations for the Winter Olympics next year, which […]

[Via Satellite 11-06-13] SES’ Astra 5B satellite has safely arrived at the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guyana. The spacecraft is now being processed for launch on board an Ariane […]

[Via Satellite 10-31-13] United Launch Alliance (ULA) recently received its 2013 delivery of Atlas 5 RD-180 engines from RD Amross. The four engines arrived on an Antonov aircraft at Huntsville […]

[Via Satellite 10-30-13] To allow the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Gaia program to carry out additional checks on its satellite, Arianespace has switched the order of its two upcoming launches, […]

[Via Satellite 10-28-13] International Launch Services (ILS), successfully carried the Sirius FM 6 satellite, built by SSL, into orbit on an ILS Proton for Sirius XM Radio. The ILS Proton […]

[Via Satellite 10-24-13] After being postponed for a week, International Launch Services (ILS) is moving forward with the Sirius FM 6 satellite launch on Oct. 25, 2013. The original liftoff […]

[Via Satellite 10-17-13] The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded three new contracts to Astrium. Running through to the end of 2014, the first two contracts cover the continued development […]