LAUNCH UPDATE - BUSY MONTH AHEAD

OEDIPUS-C SOUNDING ROCKET -> November 2nd

October 13th, 1995 - The main payload is enroute from final testing and calibration at NASA's Wallops Island facility to Poker Flats near Fairbanks Alaska. The rocket is scheduled for a first launch opportunity on November 2nd subject to geophysical conditions.

RADARSAT -> November 3rd

October 16th, 1995 - Over the past two weeks more schedule changes were made on RADARSAT's launch date. The launch had been pushed back to November 4th but latest word has it set for November 3rd.

STS-74 - MAJ CHRIS HADFIELD -> November 8th

October 17th, 1995 - Launch of STS-74 has been pushed back to November 8th due mostly to delays in the launching of Shuttle flight STS-73.

INTERBALL AURORAL PROBE -> November TBD

No word yet on the launch of Russia's Interball Auroral Probe, though a launch is "planned" for sometime in November. Interball carries aloft a suite of scientific instruments including a Canadian built camera to image the Aurora in ultra-violet wavelengths.

NEWS BRIEFS

CANADIAN SPACE AGENCY ANNOUNCES FIVE REGIONAL SPACE RESOURCE CENTRES

October 18th, 1995 - Industry Minister John Manley announced today the creation of five regional space resource centres. The centres will serve as focal points for the distribution of resources particularly suitable to teachers and students. The organizations selected to host the centres are: The Pacific Space Centre in Vancouver, the Western Space Education Network in Saskatoon, Marc Garneau Collegiate in Toronto, Space Camp Canada in Laval and the Discovery Centre in Halifax. A national toll-free number provides access to your nearest centre (1-800-511-3500).

CANADIAN SPACE AGENCY ANNOUNCES REMOTE SENSING EDUCATION PROJECT

October 18th, 1995 - Industry Minister John Manley announced today a pilot project to develop and implement a remote sensing course at the high school level. Two Ottawa area high schools will serve as the initial testing grounds and support will be provided by the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing. Intera Technologies is serving as project lead.

TELEGLOBE AT TELECOM '95

October 16th, 1995 - Several announcements by Teleglobe during the Telecom '95 Conference suggest that Teleglobe has managed a jump start in the mobile satellite services industry.

Earlier last week the ORBCOMM system, currently in a two-satellite constellation, passed through its final system checkout and stands ready to be phased into service. ORBCOMM is a partnership between Teleglobe and U.S. based Orbital Sciences Corp. and is intended for industrial applications in data transmission and position determination. It will eventually be operated in a 36-satellite constellation.

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