IT WILL BE ISRAELI SATELLITE IN AUGUST - The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch an Israeli satellite, called Polaris, through a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) in August from Sriharikota. The satellite, weighing 300 kg, can take pictures of the earth through cloud and rain, 24 hours of the day. More (Source: The Hindu - Apr 25)
SATELLITE LAUNCHED FROM WALLOPS - A Minotaur I rocket lifted off successfully this morning from the regional spaceport on Wallops Island on the Eastern Shore and carried an experimental missile-tracking satellite into space, NASA reported. More (Source: TimeDispatch.com - Apr 25)
FIRST COMMERICAL LAUNCH OF PSLV-C8 SUCCESSFUL - The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-C8 (PSLV-C8) has been launched successfully today from Sriharikota. PSLV is carrying the Italian Satellite Agile along with it. The countdown progressed smoothly for the first commercial launch of PSLV-C8 with a 352 kg Italian astronomical satellite onboard from Sriharikota spaceport, about 150 kms from Chennai. More (Source: TimesOfIndia.com - Apr 23)
LONG-DEBATED MILITARY SATELLITE SET FOR LAUNCH - The U.S. military is about to launch a small missile-watching satellite after years of quiet preparation - and years of alarming reports from critics about its purpose. The NFIRE satellite is due to be sent into space early Monday from a Virginia launch pad. More (Source: MSNBC.com - Apr 23)
OFFICIAL: ALL SYSTEMS GO FOR CHINA'S OCEANIC SURVEY SATELLITE - China's ocean monitoring satellite, "Haiyang-1B" (Ocean 1B), is functioning well and data transit tests have been successfully carried out, the state oceanic authority said on Friday. The China-made satellite, which monitors the color and temperature of the ocean, went into the orbit on April 11 aboard a Long March-2C carrier rocket. More (Source: Chinaview.cn - Apr 20)
DMSP FLIGHT 18 SATELLITE COMPLETES VACUUM TEST - The next DMSP satellite F-18, scheduled for launch in April, 2008, has successfully passed a significant milestone this month when it completed a 10-day system level thermal vacuum test. This is the second DMSP satellite to be processed at the Lockheed Sunnyvale facility. More (Source: SpaceFlightNow.com - Apr 19)
STUDENT-BUILT SATELLITE SENDING SIGNALS FROM SPACE TO AIR FORCE ACADEMY - A satellite created by cadets at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado has been launched and is successfully sending forth signals, announced the Colorado Springs Gazette. University, among other projects. More (Source: AssociatedContent.com - Apr 19)
RUSSIA PUTS 16 FOREIGN SATELLITES INTO ORBIT - Russia has successfully launched a Dnepr carrier rocket, the first since the failure in late July 2006, and put 16 foreign satellites into orbit, the Federal Space Agency said Tuesday. "The launch has been conducted successfully," the agency said. "The separation of all foreign spacecraft from the carrier rocket occurred at 11.02 Moscow time (7.02 GMT)." More (Source: space-travel.com - Apr 18)
NASA PICKS SHUTTLE LAUNCH DATES FOR THE NEXT 12 MONTHS - Space shuttle program officials have affirmed a new launch schedule to accomplish six flights over the next 12 months that will expand the space station to include the international science laboratory modules. More (Source: SpaceFlightNow.com - Apr 18)
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