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Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has signed an agreement with CONAE, Argentina’s National Commission on Space Activity, for two launches aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 medium-to-heavy lift vehicle.
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The Boeing-built ProtoStar II (a.k.a. IndoStar II ) telecommunications satellite has arrived at its launch site, at Baikonur, to undergo preparations for a mid-May 2009 launch aboard a Proton M rocket powered by a Briz M booster.
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Lockheed Martin has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract by SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation of Japan to build its next geostationary communications satellite. Designated JCSAT-13, the satellite will be launched aboard an Ariane 5 in 2013.
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The Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) mission is now operating on its redundant laser, which was designed as a contingency in case of a problem with the primary laser.
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Japan is planning to launch up to 100 mini-satellites to monitor events like natural disasters and traffic jams, according to the Daily Yomiuri.
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