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And here's my recording of the launch - WixYVjl2R4w

Dose any one still have an Amstrad SRD500 that still works? Just wondering how many people have one as I do and it still works.

According to the latest news releae from the US department of defenses its a experimental satellite which was launched in December 2006 that was never operational, analysis indicate that approximately 2,500 pounds (1134 kgs) of satellite mass will survive reentry, including 1,000 pounds (453...

Right I've edited the recording of the Thor 5 Launch, taken it from aprox 45 mins down to 5 mins. So here it is - ADSYVDuXimc

Good idea Analoguesat I never thought of that.

THOR 5 has a successful launch. Lift off occurred at 6:34 a.m. EST (5:34 p.m. Baikonur, 11:34 GMT). The Breeze M has just successfully completed its third burn and shutdown phase, including jettison of the Additional Propellant Tank (APT). Now the space unit enters a long, 5-hour coast phase...

I was trying to tune into the other feed on NSS 7 but I was not getting any thing so I started going through there web site with the launch details on and found them updating each page with the change of date. Bit of a pain really because I will be at work when they want to launch it now.

The launch has been postponed 24 hours due to an anomaly with the ground systems at the launch site and is now due to launch on 11/02/08 at 11:33 UTC / 12:33 CET.

For those of you in the europe who cant see 1W because of tree's (analoguesat) you can also view the launch at 22W on NSS 7 Live Feed for Europe: New Skies NSS-7, transponder WHL4/EUH3, Channel 1 338 degrees West, Ku-band, digital PAL downlink 11095.6 MHz (horizontal), symbol rate 5.632, FEC...

Thor 5 now Due to launch on the 10th of Febuary 2008 at 11:33am GMT. According to Telenor's programmes listing the launch will be shown on Thor 2 at 1W on transponder 3, frequency 11.247 Polarity V, Symbol rate 24.500, FEC 7/8 The service ID will be 156. info was found at...

At 01:47 GMT on the 10th december the space shuttle Discovery lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. You can read more if go to the following link or you can visit NASA's main website. http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMURB9L6VE_index_0.html

Tonight the 5th launch from Arianespace in 2006 AMC-18 & Wildblue-1. The launcher version is an Ariane 5 ECA. These two satellites are the 9th & 10th satellites that arianespace has placed into orbit this year.

The weather got its way.... this mornings launch has be scrubed. The next launch attempt will be at 01:47 on Sunday 10th December.

Final preperations are being made for the 02:36 GMT launch (weather permiting) of the space shuttle Discovery mission STS-16 on friday the 8th December. The launch can be seen on Eutelsat Atlantic Bird at 12.5 degrees West Transponder F5, channel D horizontal, F=12.652 MHz, SR=6.1113 Ms/sec...

How many sky engineer's does it take to install a mini dish on a bungalow on a sunday moring?