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Spanish satellite operator Hispasat said it has signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) for the supply, launch and operation of the Hispasat AG1 satellite to be used in the Small GEO mission.
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Elbit Systems Ltd. has signed an agreement with Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI) with respect to all claims relating to ImageSat International N.V.
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Rocket: Proton M/Block DM; Payload three Uragan M (GLONASS M) navigation satellites; Date: 25 December 2008, 1043 UTC; Site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The spacecraft, likely to be designated Kosmos 2447 through 2449, were successfully delivered to target orbit.

The U.S. Air Force said it would issue revised terms for Transformational Communications (TSAT) programme.

Preparations are nearing completion for the entry into commercial service on 7 January 2009 of the new Inmarsat-4 (I-4) satellite covering North and South America and the subsequent repositioning of two other Inmarsat spacecraft.

Integral Systems, Inc. reported audited financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ending 30 September 2008.

The leak in one of the weather satellite’s thrusters is actually the same one that was detected about a year ago.

Rocket: Chang Zheng 3A; Payload: Fengyun 2-06 (Fengyun 2-E); Date: 23 December 2008, 0054 UTC; Site: Xichang launch centre, China. The weather satellite entered the preset geostationary transfer orbit 24 minutes after lift-off.
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