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The first Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite built by Lockheed Martin for the U.S. Air Force has successfully completed final thermal vacuum testing.
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ISS-Reshetnev said has been involved in the Russian Arktika satellite project for over a year.
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Boeing said it has received a contract from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to provide a subsystem for a new spacecraft that will help scientists understand the effects of global warming on water systems and crop yields. The terms of the contract were not disclosed.
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An instrument being built by Northrop Grumman Corporation for the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) has completed a key production milestone, Manufacturing Readiness Review (MRR).
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Measat Satellite Systems Sdn Bhd expects to announce plans to launch a fifth satellite within the next six to 12 months.
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The first image from the RazakSAT satellite, which was launched on 14 July, has successfully been recorded. Other countries have meanwhile expressed their interest in RazakSAT imagery.
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Citing unnamed ISRO officials, The Hindu reports that the failure of the star sensor aboard India’s Chandrayaan-1 moon probe was the second of its kind.
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Mobile communications provider TerreStar Networks Inc. (TerreStar), a majority-owned subsidiary of TerreStar Corporation, announced the successful completion of an end-to-end phone call over TerreStar-1.
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