Rashid's Blog (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
The 5-satellite RapidEye constellation has been successfully launched from Baikonur on August 29, 2008. All five satellites have been integrated with the Dnepr launch vehicle at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in readiness for launch at 0715 UTC (0815 BST, 0915 CEST).An MDA/SSTL launch team arrived in Baikonur early July to conduct final tests and [...]
Space News From SpaceDaily.Com (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
Baikonur, Kazakhstan (SPX) Sep 01, 2008 - On 29 August 2008 at 09:15 CEST (13:15 local time) the RapidEye satellite fleet launched successfully on a DNEPR-1 launch vehicle from Baikonur spaceport in Kazakhstan. The five identical Earth observation satellites provide data from space for commercial use. The German Aerospace Center (DLR) has supported the German company RapidEye AG, based in Brandenburg,...
iTWire - Latest Headlines (Free subscription) | 08/29/2008
A Dnepr LV rocket launched successfully five RapidEye satellites from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Friday, August 29, 2008. Russian officials confirm that the German satellites have been positioned at equal...
Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 08/29/2008
Russia on Friday launched a Dnepr rocket to put five German satellites into orbit, news agencies reported. The carrier was launched at 11:15 Moscow time (0715 GMT) from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kaza...
Ria Novosti (Free subscription) | 08/29/2008
Russia has launched a constellation of five remote Earth sensing satellites from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, the federal space agency said Friday.
MaldivianDigital® :: Forum (Free subscription) | 08/29/2008
Chris Forrester, on 28-08-2008Earlier this month Measat 3A was hit by an overhead crane at the Baikonur rocket launch site at Kazakhstan. The satellite had been scheduled for an August 21 launch, now...
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 08/29/2008
BAIKONUR. Aug 28 (Interfax-AVN) - Six launches of Proton space rockets are planned from Kazakhstan's Baikonur space centre by the end of this year, a space centre source told Interfax on Thursday.
Space News From SpaceDaily.Com (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
Baikonur, Kazakhstan (SPX) Aug 28, 2008 - The 5-satellite RapidEye constellation is ready for launch from Baikonur on August 29, 2008. All five satellites have been integrated with the Dnepr launch vehicle at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in readiness for launch at 0715 UTC (0815 BST, 0915 CEST).
Space News From SpaceDaily.Com (Free subscription) | 08/20/2008
Baikonur, Kazakhstan (SPX) Aug 20, 2008 - Inmarsat (has confirmed the successful launch and acquisition of the third Inmarsat-4 satellite. The satellite was launched on a Proton Breeze M rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 11:43pm BST on 18 August (4:43am 19th August, local time).
Science Pal (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
The Proton launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome A Russian Proton Breeze M rocket has successfully launched one of the biggest commercial satellites ever built - the Inmarsat-4 (I4-F3). The telecommunications spacecraft was released by the Proton at 0746 GMT, after a flight of more than nine hours. It was the rocket's first outing since an upper-stage failure in March left a US coms platform at a useless...
io9 (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
This Russian Proton rocket, looking like something out of a 60s sci-fi novel, launched yesterday from Baikonur Cosmodrome carrying one of the largest satellites ever built. Arguably the best heavy... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
MOSCOW, August 19 (RIA Novosti) - A Proton-M carrier rocket, launched early on Tuesday from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, has successfully orbited an Inmarsat-4 (I-4) satellite, a spokesman...
News Of Techie (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
Made about 900 million dollars, the new Inmarsat-4 satellite F3 will be launched to 40 km above the Earth by a Proton carrier M, to be launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in the coming days. The central body of the satellite English measure 7 meters (full measure 7m x 2.9mx 2.3m) propeller plasma and 80 square meters [...]
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
BAIKONUR COSMODROME, Kazakhstan - A Proton Breeze M launch vehicle successfully lifted the Inmarsat-4 F3 satellite into orbit today, marking the third mission of the year for International Launch Services (ILS). The Proton Breeze M vehicle, built by Khrunichev Space Center of
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
BAIKONUR COSMODROME, Kazakhstan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A Proton Breeze M launch vehicle successfully lifted the Inmarsat-4 F3 satellite into orbit today, marking the third mission of the year for
