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Rocket: Chang Zheng 4B; Payload: Yaogan 5; 15 December 2008, 0322 UTC; Site: Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre, China. The launch, announced only hours in advance, reportedly was successful.
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NASA’s John C. Stennis Space Center will provide propulsion system acceptance testing for the Taurus II space launch vehicle, which Orbital Sciences Corporation is developing.
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Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract by the Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT) and SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation (SKY Perfect JSAT) of Japan to build their next geostationary broadcasting and telecommunications satellite.
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Russia will launch on 29 January a scientific satellite to study the Sun’s interaction with the Earth, the federal space agency said.
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The first Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO-1) payload and ground system, built by a Lockheed Martin team, has been certified for operations by U.S. Strategic Command.
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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) announced that two next-generation telecommunications broadcast satellites, Xinnuo 5 and Xinnuo 6, will be launched in 2010 and 2011.
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SES Americom announced that it will cease providing its IPTV service in North America – IP-PRIME – by 31 July 2009.
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Inmarsat plc announced that Perry Melton will assume responsibility of chief operating officer (COO) with effect from 1 January 2009.
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