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Archive for July 28th, 2008

U.S. satellite radio monopoly formally approved

July 28th, 2008 by

Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.’s US$3.3 billion purchase of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc was formally approved with conditions by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission Friday night.

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Modernised Soyuz launches Russian spy satellite

July 28th, 2008 by

Rocket: Soyuz 2-1b; Payload: Kosmos 2441; Date: 26 July 2008, 1831 UTC; Site: Plesetsk, Russia. The classified military satellite was successfully deployed in its target orbit nine minutes after lift-off.

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