January 22nd, 2009 by
Thales Alenia Space issued a statement regarding the total loss of Astra 5A/Sirius 2. The defunct satellite has meanwhile started drifting.
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January 22nd, 2009 by
Russia’s military has confirmed that the decommissioned nuclear-powered Kosmos 1818 satellite “partially fragmented” in July 2008 but said it posed no danger.
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January 22nd, 2009 by
The Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) and Universal Space Network (USN) have reached an agreement in which SSC will acquire all the shares of U.S.-based USN.
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