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Atlas/MUOS 4 launch timeline

August 30, 2015 Justin Ray

This is the ascent timeline to be followed by the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket in launching the Mobile User Objective System satellite No. 4 on Wednesday at 5:59 a.m. EDT.

Proton back in action with successful launch for Inmarsat

August 29, 2015 Stephen Clark

Russia’s Proton rocket returned to flight Friday with the successful deployment of a powerful new communications satellite for Inmarsat of London in the workhorse rocket’s first flight since a launch failure in May.

Tropical weather postpones Monday’s Atlas 5 rocket launch

August 29, 2015 Justin Ray

Plans to launch a Navy communications satellite aboard an Atlas 5 rocket early Monday have been interrupted by Tropical Storm Erika, an unpredictable cyclone with its sights on Florida.

Preview: Launch to complete Navy satellite fleet’s reach

August 28, 2015 Justin Ray

Likened to raising a cellular tower 22,300 miles high, a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will put the Navy’s fourth mobile communications satellite into space to expands the rugged smartphone system to global coverage.

Soyuz relocation clears way for launch of new station crew

August 28, 2015 Stephen Clark

Three space station crewmen strapped inside a Russian Soyuz spacecraft and relocated the landing capsule Friday, clearing a docking port for the arrival of a new crew next week.

Live coverage: Proton blasts off on return-to-flight mission

August 27, 2015 Stephen Clark

A Russian Proton rocket blasted off from Kazakhstan on Friday on a critical launch aiming to complete deployment of a major multibillion-dollar global communications network for London-based Inmarsat. Liftoff occurred at 1144 GMT (7:44 a.m. EDT), but it will take more than 15 hours to put the satellite in the correct orbit.

Indian space program buoyed by back-to-back GSLV successes

August 27, 2015 Stephen Clark

India’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle soared into space Thursday and deployed a 2.3-ton communications payload into an on-target orbit, tallying its second consecutive success with an Indian cryogenic upper stage as officials prepare to declare the once-troubled launcher operational.