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Hamid Fazeli, head of Iranian Space Agency (ISA), says the country plans to launch its domestically-built Fajr (“Dawn”) satellite into space during the early months of the new Iranian calendar year (which starts on 20 March).Other Posts:MetOp-A ceases direct high-res picture transmissionNFL Sunday Ticket For Your BusinessSES buys stake in UAE company GlocomO3b signs agreement with ArianespaceHaving a Good Laugh With Satellite TVRaytheon To Close California-Based Civil Space OperationU.S., British Governments To Develop Comprehensive Satellite View of AntarcticaEchoStar Affiliate To Provide S-Band Capacity For Mobile Video Project

COM DEV International Ltd. announced that it has been awarded three satellite equipment contracts with a combined value in excess of C$22 million.Other Posts:Air Force Exercises EPS Contract OptionJury awards ICO at least US$371 million in Boeing lawsuitSupreme Court Rejects Echostar Rebroadcast AppealSix Groups Join SES Americom-Comcast Digital Broadcasting SolutionAstrotech wins NASA Orbiting Carbon Observatory contractTDRS-1 completes 25 years in orbitDelay of the day: Delta II/GRAILTest payload for Falcon 9 test flight

Telesat Holdings Inc. announced its financial results for the three month and one year periods ending 31 December 2011.Other Posts:Only nine satellite in GLONASS constellation operationalSpacenet Reinvents Home and Small-Office Satellite Services with All-New StarBand NovaAfrica Wants In On GMES InitiativeDish TV Dishes it OutiDirect granted patents for satellite industry technologiesFobos-Grunt likely not recoverable – RoskosmosFirst MUOS satellite encapsulated in payload fairingISRO teams receive IAA Team Achievement Awards