Europe News
Russian rocket places six US satellites in orbit
Jul 13, 2011, 10:14 GMT
Moscow - A Russian booster rocket placed six US communication satellites in orbit on Wednesday, space agency officials said.
The six Globalstar-2 satellites were now in stable orbit at an altitude of some 1,400 kilometres, the Interfax news agency reported.
The Soyuz-2 booster, launched from Kazakhstan's Baikonur Cosmodrome, upped the telephone communication company Globalstar's worldwide satellite network to 48, plus another eight reserve satellites.
In October, Globalstar also used Soyuz rockets, launched from Baikonur, to place six Globalstar-2 satellites into orbit. More missions are planned on October 12 and December 15, each with another six communications satellites.
Baikonur is one of the world's busiest space ports, with eight launches to date this year. The most common missions are to place communications satellites into orbit, or supply and replacement flights to the International Space Station.
Read more about US
COMMENT
blog comments powered by DisqusLatest Headlines in Europe
- 1. Pope in Easter message calls for peace and religious tolerance
- 2. Magnificent Messi leads Barcelona to ninth straight win
- 3. Pope leads Easter vigil, calls for "true enlightenment"
- 4. Barcelona increase pressure on Real with romp in Zaragoza
- 5. Pope Benedict XVI leads Easter Vigil
Older Talkback
