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Europe launcher puts Spanish, S.Korean satellites into orbitKourou, French Guiana (AFP) Dec 30, 2010 An Ariane 5 heavy rocket lifted off from Europe's space base on French Guiana Wednesday and put into orbit the South Korean Koreasat 6 and Spanish Hispasat 1E telecommunications satellites. The launch from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou was the Ariane 5 launcher's sixth and last mission of the year, Arianespace said in a statement. Lift-off at 6:27 pm (2127 GMT) was delayed by about 24 hours because of high winds. It had already been pushed back by a week to allow one of the clients to carry out c ... read more |
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Extra Weight May Have Caused GSLV Problems Instability introduced by excessive payload weight was most likely responsible for the failure of an Indian rocket's launch on Christmas day, an expert in the field and former scientist of the India ... more | .. |
 New molecule could mean better rocket fuel Swedish scientists say they've discovered a molecule that could lead to new rocket fuels that are 20 percent to 30 percent more efficient than now. ... more | .. |
 Russia puts European satellite Ka-Sat in orbit Russia on Monday put into orbit the European Ka-Sat satellite launched overnight by a Proton-M rocket from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, space officials said. ... more | .. |
 TerraSAR-X Image Of The Month: Ice Flow Like Molten Metal From over 500 kilometres up, as TerraSAR-X looks down on its icy surface, the Antarctic's Nimrod Glacier looks like molten metal. During its flight over the Antarctic, the German Aerospace Centre's ... more |
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ISRO Scanning Data For GSLV Flop Scientists and technical experts led by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman, Dr K Radhakrishnan on Sunday continued to analyse the prodigious data following Saturday's failure of ... more | .. |
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Indian satellite rocket explodes after lift-off An Indian space rocket carrying an advanced communications satellite was destroyed by mission control Saturday following a malfunction after lift-off, officials said. ... more |
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