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Japanese Internet Satellite Reaches Orbit
A Japanese demonstration satellite launched into space Saturday.
Russian Proton Rocket Launches Norwegian Satellite
A Proton rocket launched the Thor 5 satellite for Norway Monday.
Ariane 5 Rocket Launches British and Brazilian Satellites
An Ariane 5 rocket launched a two satellites into orbit late Wednesday.
Russia's Proton Rocket Roars Back into Action
Russian rocket resumes launches after earlier failure.
China, Brazil Launch Remote Sensing Satellite
A joint mission of China and Brazil shot into an orbit circling Earth's poles late Tuesday.
India's Large Satellite Launcher Returns to Flight
It was a day of redemption for India's space program Sunday, when the nation's most powerful rocket returned to the skies.
German Spy Satellite Launches into Space
A German radar reconnaissance satellite vaulted into space from a Russian launch site Monday.
Ukrainian Zenit Rocket Returns to Flight
Russia launched a military satellite aboard a Zenit rocket Friday in the booster's first flight since January.
German Earth-Watching Satellite Reaches Space
A German satellite carrying a cloud-piercing, night-vision radar reached space Thursday .
Soyuz Lofts Replacement Satellites for Globalstar
Globalstar launched four new communications satellites Tuesday.
Russian Booster Puts Batch of Small Satellites Into Orbit
A Dnepr rocket laden with 14 small international satellites flew out of an underground missile silo and soared into space Tuesday on its first mission since failure struck the launcher last year.
New Chinese Navigation Satellite Reaches Orbit
China launched its second satellite in less than three days Friday when a Long March 3A rocket successfully delivered a navigation craft into orbit.
China Launches New Ocean-Watching Satellite
China launched a satellite Wednesday to begin a three-year mission surveying the world's oceans to monitor sea color and temperature, according to state media reports.
Chinese Long March 3A Rocket Orbits New Satellite
A Chinese navigation satellite was successfully hauled into orbit Friday to kick off a busy year in space that will include the launch of the country's first probe to study the Moon.
Minotaur Rocket Makes Sunrise Launch from Virginia Spaceport
Virginia's Wallops Island hosted its first space launch in seven years this morning when a Minotaur rocket blazed a trail into orbit with a U.S. Air Force demonstration satellite.
Russian Proton Rocket Launches Navigation Satellite Trio
The latest additions to Russia's indigenous satellite navigation system successfully arrived in orbit Monday after a nearly four-hour ride aboard a Proton rocket.
Japan Launches Advanced Communications Test Satellite
Japan's largest satellite was launched by the nation's most powerful rocket Monday to begin a mission testing technologies to aid the burgeoning mobile communications industry.
Ariane 5 Rocket Successfully Orbits Satellite Duo
A heavy-lifting Ariane 5 rocket gave two communications satellites a smooth ride into space Friday in a launch originating from a European-run spaceport nestled in the South American jungle.
