Update on new military satellite / Chinese probe enters lunar orbit

NEWSALERT: Wednesday, October 6, 2010 @ 2147 GMT
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ORBITAL INSPECTOR OPERATING SMOOTHLY FOLLOWING LAUNCH
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The U.S. military's new space surveillance observatory has begun
maneuvering toward its operational perch to track orbital objects without
the hindrances imposed on ground-based monitors.

http://spaceflightnow.com/minotaur/sbss/101006update.html


CHINESE CHANG'E 2 PROBE BRAKES INTO LUNAR ORBIT
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Five days after leaving Earth, China's second lunar mission slipped into a
preliminary orbit around the moon early Wednesday, setting the stage for
at least six months of scientific observations.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1010/06change2/


SPACE STATION CREW'S RIDE ROLLS OUT TO LAUNCH PAD
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The Soyuz booster featuring the maiden flight of Russia's upgraded crew
capsule with digital enhancements was transported by rail from the final
assembly building to the launch pad at Baikonur Cosmodrome on Tuesday.

http://spaceflightnow.com/station/exp25/101005rollout/


PAIR OF RESEARCH SATELLITES LAUNCHED BY CHINA
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Two research satellites flew into a nearly 400-mile-high orbit early
Wednesday on a Long March rocket, continuing a pace of nearly one Chinese
launch a week since the end of July.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1010/06longmarch/


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