EGYPT PLANS SATELLITE AND SPACE AGENCY LAUNCH - Egypt plans to launch its second satellite for scientific research and establish a new space authority and national space agency as well as work with other African states to pave the way for a new African space agency. But some experts have warned that the aspirations may exceed Egypt's financial and human resources, and that the country is rushing to launch a new satellite despite having learnt little from the loss of its first one in 2010 after just three years of operation.   More
(Source: AllAfrica.com - Jan 18)

TURKISH TELECOMS SATELLITE TO LAUNCH FROM BAIKONUR FEB. 15 - A Turkish telecommunications satellite will be launched Febuary 15 from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan aboard a Proton-M heavy-lift rocket, Russia’s space agency Roscosmos said Thursday. The satellite was delivered to Baikonur on a cargo airplane Thursday. “Following customs procedures it will be sent to a testing facility, where it will be held in a cleanroom for further launch preparations,” Roscomos said on its website.   More
(Source: RIA Novosti - Jan 18)

HAM RADIO CUBESATS LAUNCHED TO ISS - An unmanned Orbital Sciences Corp Antares rocket that blasted off from NASA's Wallops Island launch pad on Virginia's Eastern Shore January 10, carried aloft an Orbital Sciences Corp (OSC http://www.orbital.com/) Cygnus freighter with a bevy of Amateur Radio CubeSats aboard, bound for the International Space Station (ISS). "We're in good shape," Orbital Sciences Executive Vice President Frank Culbertson, ex-KD5OPQ, told reporters after launch. The launch had been delayed twice, first by cold weather and then by high radiation levels due to a massive solar flare on January 7. Both events could have affected critical rocket systems.   More
(Source: eHam.com - Jan 18)

ISS ORBIT ADJUSTMENT DELAYED TO AVOID HITTING SPACE DEBRIS - A maneuver to raise the orbit of the International Space Station has been delayed by two days until January 18 over the threat of collision with space debris, a source in the space sector has said. The ISS orbit was due to be raised Thursday by nearly two kilometers to the altitude of 417 kilometers to ensure safe docking of a Russian cargo spacecraft in February.   More
(Source: RIA Novosti - Jan 17)

NASA MOVING SATELLITE TO LAUNCH PAD - NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite is getting closer and closer to liftoff. On Monday crews at the Astrotech Space Operations facility in Titusville are transporting the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-L, TDRS-L for short to Launch Complex 41 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The satellite has spent much of the month at Astrotech in Titusville, where crews have been working on it.   More
(Source: Bay News 9 - Jan 14)

CYGNUS ARRIVES AT INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION - Christmas has finally arrived for the six space station astronauts. A privately launched supply ship reached the International Space Station on Sunday morning, three days after blasting off from Virginia. The space station crew used a hefty robot arm to capture the Cygnus capsule as the two craft zoomed side by side at 17,500 mph. The Cygnus is carrying 3,000 pounds of equipment and experiments for NASA, including ants for an educational project. Also on board: eagerly awaited Christmas presents from the families of all six spacemen as well as some fresh fruit courtesy of NASA.   More
(Source: Fox News - Jan 12)

IRAN TO LAUNCH THREE NEW SATELLITES INTO SPACE - The Iranian vice president for executive affairs says the country is preparing to launch three new indigenous satellites. “Tadbir (Prudence), Sharif Sat and Fajr (Dawn) satellites are in the final stages [of preparation] and [are] ready for launch,” Mohammad Shariatmadari said on Saturday. He said the satellites would be launched after technical tests are completed. “Any delay in this satellite (Sharif Sat) and other similar ones is because of technical issues or [the need for] … political and security coordination which is completely normal in this field.”   More
(Source: http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/01/11/345008/iran-to-launch-three-new-satellites/ - Jan 12)

AFTER WEEKS OF DELAY, CYGNUS CARGO SPACESHIP BLASTS OFF FOR SPACE STATION - Orbital Sciences Corp.'s robotic Cygnus space capsule was launched Thursday on its first official cargo-carrying mission to the International Space Station — after weeks of delay caused by a breakdown on the space station, frigid weather on the East Coast, and a radiation storm from the sun. The cargo craft rose into space from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia's Eastern Shore at 1:07 p.m. ET, atop Orbital's two-stage Antares rocket. It's carrying 2,780 pounds (1,260 kilograms) of food, supplies and equipment for the space station.   More
(Source: NBCNews - Jan 9)

TURKSAT 4A SATELLITE READY FOR LAUNCH - Turksat 4A satellite will be sent to the launch base in Kazakstan and will be launched with a proton rocket on February 15, 2014. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday attended a delivery ceremony of the TURKSAT 4A satellite co-produced by Turkish and Japanese engineers in Tokyo. As part of his official tour, Turkish Prime Minister visited the satellite production center of the Mitsubishi Electric company located in Tokyo, where the two satellites TURKSAT 4A and 4B were produced.   More
(Source: www.worldbulletin.net - Jan 9)

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