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Rocket: Ariane 5 ECA; Payload: Rascom-QAF1R, Nilesat 201; Date: 4 August 2010, 2201 UTC; Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana. Nilesat 201 was released first in the flight sequence, being deployed from the top of Ariane 5’s payload “stack” at just under 29 minutes into the mission, followed by RASCOM-QAF1R.
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency have announced a new date for the launch of the first quasi-zenith satellite “Michibiki” aboard H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 18.
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Ukraine’s state owned company Yuzhmash postponed the delivery of a basic part of the Taurus-II launch vehicle’s first stage to Orbital in the U.S., the Ukranian company said in a statement.
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Inmarsat has reportedly ordered three Ka-band satellites from Boeing for about US$1 billion.
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Acoustic tests on a new generation GLONASS-K navigation satellite have been completed at a plant in southern Russia.
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Provider of satellite network O3b Networks Ltd (O3b) announced that it has selected Europe Media Port (EMP) a teleport company, to be the first provider of Gateway Teleport services for O3b’s global network.
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