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SPACEX DELAYS LAUNCH OF ROCKET THAT WILL CARRY CARGO TO SPACE STATION - SpaceX, the California company that is on track to carry cargo to the International Space Station after the space shuttle program ends next year, has announced a delay in this month's test flight of its rocket. The flight of the Falcon 9 will be postponed until Dec. 7. It had been scheduled for Nov. 20.    More
(Source: Examiner.com - Nov 11)


SATELLITE TO BEAM SOLAR POWER TO EARTH, A LA BOND MOVIE SATELLITE TO BEAM SOLAR POWER TO EARTH, A LA BOND MOVIE - Like a solar satellite in the 2002 Bond movie, Die Another Day, a former president of India plans to launch satellites that catch the suns rays and create a focused microwave beam back to collectors on Earth. In a step toward solving the global energy crisis, a new plan aims to harvest the sun's energy from space with satellites then beam it down to Earth.    More
(Source: Christian Science Monitor - Nov 11)


ISRO TO SEND UP NEW COMMUNICATION SATELLITE IN 2010 - The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is expected to close 2010 with the launch of communication satellite GSAT-5P, which will replace the ageing INSAT 2E to ensure continuity of service for telecom and television channel customers. ISRO is also likely to open the New Year with the launch of Resourcesat-2, an earth observation satellite. First to escape the earth's gravity sometime between Dec 10 and 15 will be ISRO's heavy rocket called the geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle (GSLV) carrying GSAT-5P to replace the ageing INSAT 2E launched in 1999.    More
(Source: Economic Times - Nov 11)


VANDENBERG LAUNCHES DELTA II ROCKET VANDENBERG LAUNCHES DELTA II ROCKET - Vandenberg has successfully launched a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket carrying the Thales Alenia Space-Italia COSMO-SkyMed Satellite from its Space Launch Complex-2 at North Vandenberg. The 350th mission has launched the fourth Italian-built Constellation of Small Satellites for Mediterranean Basin Observation (COSMO-SkyMed 4) satellite.    More
(Source: Brahmand Defence and Aerospace News - Nov 10)


EUTELSAT ABANDONS LOST SATELLITE AFTER PROPELLANT LEAK EUTELSAT ABANDONS LOST SATELLITE AFTER PROPELLANT LEAK - Deciding the W3B communications satellite leaked too much propellant to drive itself back into Earth's atmosphere, Eutelsat has abandoned the crippled spacecraft in the same transfer orbit it was left in by an Ariane 5 rocket. The Paris-based satellite operator safed the spacecraft last week, draining its electrical batteries and expelling helium pressurant to reduce the risk of a debris-scattering explosion in the future.   More
(Source: Space Flight Now - Nov 10)


DISCOVERY'S LAUNCH DELAY SHOULDN'T IMPACT SCHEDULE DISCOVERY'S LAUNCH DELAY SHOULDN'T IMPACT SCHEDULE - The delay of space shuttle Discovery's launch to the end of the month should not impact the overall schedule for the final missions of NASA's three-orbiter fleet, agency officials said. A gas leak and a crack on the space shuttle Discovery's external tank forced NASA officials to call off their planned Nov. 5 launch. The earliest Discovery could now lift off is Nov. 30, NASA announced. If the space shuttle can make the next window that begins Nov. 30, then the following planned mission of the space shuttle Endeavour should be able to launch on time in February, officials said.    More
(Source: MSNBC - Nov 10)


ARIANESPACE TO LAUNCH AZERBAIJAN'S FIRST SATELLITE - The International Relations and Accounting Center of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies of the Republic of Azerbaijan has chosen Arianespace to launch the country's first communications satellite. Arianespace has announced that it has signed a launch Service and Solutions contract with IR and AC for Azerbaijan's satellite to be launched by the end of 2012.    More
(Source: Space Daily - Nov 9)


DECEMBER LAUNCH FOR EAGLE-1 HAM RADIO SATELLITE - The Eagle-1 Pocket Qub form factor Amateur Radio satellite is slated for launch on December 16, 2010. The satellite is just 178x56x56mm and is planned to deploy from the satellite Edusat along with other Pocket Qubs. The mission is to test a deorbiting mechanism and verify space qualification of the radio and solar cells. Proposing a simplex UHF operation with 9k6 bps AX25 packet downlinks. Planned launch is from Yansy in Russia on a DNEPR launcher on Dec 16, 2010.    More
(Source: Southgate Amateur Radio Club - Nov 8)


350 LAUNCHES AND COUNTING FOR FAMILY OF DELTA ROCKETS 350 LAUNCHES AND COUNTING FOR FAMILY OF DELTA ROCKETS - There was a sentimental blastoff from California on Friday night as the venerable Delta 2 made its one-and-only flight of the year, chalking up a major milestone for the rocket family's lasting legacy while also finishing deployment of Italy's radar satellite quartet that image the world for peace and security. It's the last commercial mission currently booked for the Delta 2 rocket, which faces an uncertain future in the years ahead. Three launches carrying satellites for NASA will occur in 2011, but whether the program continues beyond next year depends whether five additional vehicles in the inventory can be sold.    More
(Source: Space Flight Now - Nov 6)


NO LAUNCH ATTEMPT FOR DISCOVERY UNTIL END NOVEMBER: NASA - NASA will not attempt to launch the space shuttle Discovery until the end of this month after a hydrogen leak was found in the external fuel tank Friday, the US space agency said. "The launch is postponed until November 30 to give more time to fix the leak," said spokesman Allard Beutel. The shuttle mission has already been delayed five times due to weather and electrical problems.    More
(Source: AFP - Nov 5)

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