Tag: CICERO
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Soyuz rolled out for launch of multinational satellite cluster
A Soyuz rocket arrived at a launch pad Tuesday in Kazakhstan for liftoff later this week with a satellite to monitor natural disasters and track forest fires from orbit and 72 secondary payloads from Russia, the United States, Germany, Norway and Japan. The Russian launcher’s blastoff is timed for 0636:49 GMT (2:36:49 a.m. EDT; 12:36:49…
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40th flight of India’s PSLV declared a success
India’s 40th Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center at 0359 GMT Friday (11:59 p.m. EDT Thursday). Credit: ISRO An Indian mapping satellite and 30 other payloads vaulted into space Friday aboard a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, arriving in an on-the-mark orbit more than 300 miles above Earth. Launching on…
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Photos: India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle prepared for liftoff
Ready for its 40th launch, India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle is set to carry 31 satellites into orbit Friday, and these photos chronicle the rocket’s launch preparations. The 144-foot-tall (44-meter) rocket is set for liftoff at 0359 GMT Friday (11:59 p.m. EDT Thursday) from the Satish Dhawan Space Center on India’s east coast. It will…