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KEY GOES-13 WEATHER SATELLITE GOES DARK KEY GOES-13 WEATHER SATELLITE GOES DARK - The NOAA weather satellite that tracks weather systems over eastern North America and the Atlantic ocean no longer has eyes on our skies. The satellite, known as GOES-13, was placed in “standby mode” last night after after experiencing technical difficulties. More specifically, increasing “noise” was interfering with its data collection. “The noise got so bad on Sunday night that the instrument was placed in stand-by mode, and engineers are attempting to troubleshoot the problem,” writes Weather Underground’s Jeff Masters.    More
(Source: Wahington Post - Sep 26)


ASTRA 2F SATELLITE LAUNCH RE-SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 - SES S.A. announced today that Arianespace has re-scheduled the launch of its new satellite ASTRA 2F for September 28, 2012. The satellite will be launched into space from the European Space Centre in French Guiana on board an Ariane 5 ECA rocket between 23:28pm and 00:05am (September 28-29, 2012 Central European Summer Time; 17.28 – 18.05 EDT on 28.9.12).   More
(Source: The Herald - Sep 25)


SPACEX CARGO LAUNCH TO SPACE STATION SET FOR OCT. 7 SPACEX CARGO LAUNCH TO SPACE STATION SET FOR OCT. 7 - A private space capsule's first contracted cargo mission to the International Space Station is slated to launch Oct. 7, NASA officials announced Thursday. SpaceX's robotic Dragon spacecraft is set to blast off atop the company's Falcon 9 rocket from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 8:34 p.m. EDT on Oct. 7. A backup launch opportunity is available the following day, officials said.    More
(Source: NBCNews.com - Sep 22)


CHINA... TWO MORE FLOW CHINA... TWO MORE FLOW - China launched two more satellites into space on Wednesday for its Beidou (Compass) global navigation and positioning network, Xinhua news agency reported. The satellites, launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern province of Sichuan at 3:10 a.m. Beijing Time Wednesday, were lifted into space by a Long March-3B carrier rocket...    More
(Source: SatNews Publishers - Sep 21)


THIS SCHOOL-BUS-SIZED SATELLITE WILL DELIVER INSANELY ACCURATE WEATHER REPORTS THIS SCHOOL-BUS-SIZED SATELLITE WILL DELIVER INSANELY ACCURATE WEATHER REPORTS - Europe will receive nearly infallible weather data thanks to this trio of school bus-sized spacecraft, and the EU saves £4.5 billion in weather-related damage annually. This is what the atmosphere will look like in HD. The satellite MetOp-B, which launched yesterday, is part of a 3.2 billion Euro joint venture between the European Space Agency and the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT).    More
(Source: Gizmodo - Sep 21)


NASA AWARDS CONTRACT TO STUDY NANOTHOR TETHER DEPLOYED SATELLITES NASA AWARDS CONTRACT TO STUDY NANOTHOR TETHER DEPLOYED SATELLITES - According to NASA, a company called Tethers Unlimited has received a $100,000 grant to Tethers Unlimited develop a design for the deployment of nano-satellites using a tether. The concept is called NanoThor, bringing to mind the way the Norse god Thor deployed his hammer by swinging it. The concept works like this: A nano satellite would ride to a Geo Transfer Orbit as a secondary payload with a larger satellite, such as a comsat.    More
(Source: Examiner.com - Sep 20)


CHINA ADDS 2 SATELLITES TO GLOBAL POSITIONING NET - China has added two more satellites to a global navigation network that will eventually compete with America's Global Positioning System. State media say the 14th and 15th satellites in the Beidou system were launched aboard a single Long March 3B rocket early Wednesday. The system, whose name means compass in English, is due to have 35 satellites in total by its 2020 completion date.   More
(Source: Phys.Org - Sep 20)


HOW TO WATCH SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR'S FERRY FLIGHT ONLINE TODAY HOW TO WATCH SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR'S FERRY FLIGHT ONLINE TODAY - The space shuttle Endeavour will begin a three-day trip across the United States today (Sept. 19), and you can catch some of that journey —the final piggyback flight ever for a NASA shuttle — live via the Internet. Endeavour's cross-country flight, which will transport the orbiter to Los Angeles where it will become a museum piece at the California Science Center, is the last shuttle ferry flight ever for NASA's space shuttle program.    More
(Source: Space.com - Sep 19)


PRIVATE CAPSULE SET TO LAUNCH SPACE STATION CARGO NEXT MONTH PRIVATE CAPSULE SET TO LAUNCH SPACE STATION CARGO NEXT MONTH - A glitch with a Russian spacecraft has helped clear the way for a private capsule's first contracted cargo flight to the International Space Station early next month, NASA officials say. Russia's Soyuz TMA-06M spacecraft was originally set to launch three astronauts toward the station on Oct. 15. But the Soyuz's liftoff will be delayed by about a week while technicians install a replacement part to fix a technical issue, Russian space officials announced Sunday (Sept. 16).    More
(Source: Space.com - Sep 19)


SNAG DEFERS INDIAN SATELLITE LAUNCH FROM KOUROU - A minor snag has delayed by five days to Sep 29 the launch of India’s heaviest communication satellite (GSAT-10) on board the European Ariane-5 rocket from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana, a top space official said Monday.   More
(Source: Firstpost - Sep 19)

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