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Archive for October 4th, 2007

TerreStar-1 delay okayed by U.S., Canadian regulators

October 4th, 2007 by

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted a request by TerreStar Networks Inc. (TerreStar) for an extension of its satellite launch milestone from November 2007 to September 2008.

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NovAtel achieves Galileo full contract award programme milestone

October 4th, 2007 by

NovAtel Inc. said it has achieved a Galileo programme milestone through the award of a contract worth EUR6.3 million (US$8.6 million) by Thales Alenia Space Italia (TAS-I) for the continued development of the Ground Reception Chain (GRC) reference receiver for Galileo.

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NASA, Roskosmos sign LRO and MSL contracts

October 4th, 2007 by

NASA and the Russian Federal Space Agency Roskosmos have agreed to fly two Russian scientific instruments on NASA spacecraft that will conduct robotic missions to the moon and Mars.

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Australia to participate in U.S. milsatcom system

October 4th, 2007 by

Australia is to join the United States in a partnership to share the Wideband Global Satellite Communications (WGS) system by funding one of six planned satellites.

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Intelsat 11, Optus D2 pre-launch details

October 4th, 2007 by

An Ariane 5GS is to launch Intelsat 11 and Optus D2 on 5 October between 2128 and 2213 UTC. Both satellites were built by Orbital Sciences Corporation.

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