en-us http://www.newsique.com/tags/science/skynet/ Get Informed. Choose Your News. http://www.newsique.com/science/final_skynet_satellite_launched/ An advanced satellite that will improve greatly the ability of UK military forces to communicate around the globe has been launched into space. The Skynet 5C platform rode into orbit atop an Ariane 5 rocket from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana. news science 2008-06-13 08:20:18 http://www.newsique.com/science/final_skynet_satellite_launched/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7451867.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Interesting [7] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/final_skynet_satellite_launched/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/skynet_military_launch_postponed/ The launch of the third and final satellite in the UK's next-generation military space communications network has been delayed by a few days. The Skynet 5C platform was due to fly from French Guiana on Friday but technicians called a halt to the countd news science 2008-06-02 08:22:15 http://www.newsique.com/science/skynet_military_launch_postponed/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7419751.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/skynet_military_launch_postponed/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/uk_military_spacecraft_launched/ Britain has launched Skynet 5B - the latest spacecraft in a sophisticated new military communications system. The satellite rode into orbit atop an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe's Kourou spaceport, in French Guiana. Over the course of the next month, news science 2007-11-15 08:23:40 http://www.newsique.com/science/uk_military_spacecraft_launched/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7095344.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/uk_military_spacecraft_launched/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/further_delay_for_skynet_launch/ The launch of Britain's Skynet 5B spacecraft from Kourou in French Guiana has been postponed again. The flight of the sophisticated new military communications satellite was called off when a fault was detected in pipework feeding the launch pad. It news science 2007-11-13 08:23:20 http://www.newsique.com/science/further_delay_for_skynet_launch/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7091596.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/further_delay_for_skynet_launch/#comments