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I thought that it might be an idea to cover the miscellaneous launches and/or payloads that either do not occur to often or are generally not covered much. DocM has threads for our usual cast of characters, and this one can be a "cookie jar" for interesting launch occurrences.....Cheers... Indian space program buoyed by back-to-back GSLV successes The GSLV lifted off at 1122 GMT (7:22 a.m. EDT) Thursday from the Satish Dhawan Space Center on India’s east coast about 50 miles north of Chennai. Credit: ISRO/Spaceflight Now The GSAT 6 satellite is pictured during a solar array deployment test. Credit: ISRO http://spaceflightnow.com/2015/08/27/indian-space-program-buoyed-by-back-to-back-gslv-successes/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Successful Indian GSLV Launch Features Domestic Upper Stage GSLV-D6 rocket on the launch pad at Sriharikota Space Centre, India. Credit: ISRO http://spacenews.com/successful-indian-gslv-launch-features-homemade-upper-stage/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Chinese spy payload fired into orbit The Long March 4C rocket and Yaogan 27 satellite lifted off at 0231 GMT Thursday (10:31 p.m. EDT Wednesday). Credit: Xinhua http://spaceflightnow.com/2015/08/27/chinese-spy-payload-fired-into-orbit/ Cheers.......