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Archive for November 6th, 2007

SpaceDev completes first milestone under NASA Space Act Agreement

November 6th, 2007 by

SpaceDev, Inc. said it recently completed its first milestone under the Space Act Agreement that it signed with NASA in June 2007.

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PlanetSky takes capacity on ProtoStar I

November 6th, 2007 by

ProtoStar Ltd., a Bermuda corporation, and PlanetSky Ltd. of Limassol, Cyprus announced a lease agreement for PlanetSky to secure C band capacity on ProtoStar’s first satellite, to be launched in May 2008.

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XTRA awarded GSA schedule contract

November 6th, 2007 by

XTAR, LLC, a joint venture between Loral Space & Communications and Hisdesat, announced that it has received a contract from the U.S. General Services Administration, Federal Acquisition Service for Information Technology Equipment, Software, and Services (FSC Group 70).

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Newest GPS satellite declared operational

November 6th, 2007 by

The modernised Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-M) satellite, launched from Cape Canaveral on 17 October, has been declared fully operational following a successful on-orbit checkout by a combined U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin team.

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First pan-African satellite shipped to Kourou

November 6th, 2007 by

Thales Alenia Space announced that it has transferred the Rascom-QAF1 communications satellite to the launch site in Kourou, French Guiana.

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Chang’e I enters lunar orbit

November 6th, 2007 by

China’s first lunar probe, Chang’e-1, successfully completed its first braking at perilune and entered the moon’s orbit.

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