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Archive for March 1st, 2008

XM, Sirius extend merger agreement

March 1st, 2008 by

XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio announced that the companies have agreed not to exercise their rights to terminate the merger agreement until 1 May 2008.

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Landsat 5 imaging limited after battery cell failure

March 1st, 2008 by

The Earth imaging satellite Landsat 5 is once again collecting and downlinking land-image data. The satellite was temporarily taken out of service in October 2007 following a cell failure within one of the satellite’s two operating on-board batteries.

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DARPA awards contracts for fractionated spacecraft programme

March 1st, 2008 by

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded funding to four contractor teams for the first phase of the Future, Fast, Flexible, Fractionated, Free-Flying Spacecraft United by Information Exchange (System F6) space technology and demonstration programme.

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Turksat 3A, Star One C2 shipped to Kourou

March 1st, 2008 by

Thales Alenia Space announced that it has transferred the Turksat 3A and Star One C2 communication satellites to the launch site in Kourou, French Guiana.

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STS-123 launch date confirmed

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NASA senior managers completed a review of space shuttle Endeavour’s readiness for flight and selected 11 March as the official launch date for the STS-123 mission.

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Sirius Satellite Radio orders two Proton launches

March 1st, 2008 by

International Launch Services (ILS) announced a contract for the launch of two Sirius Satellite Radio satellites on the Proton M/Briz M vehicle.

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