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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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MTN Satellite Services has signed a multi-year capacity agreement with SES Americom-New Skies. MTN, a SeaMobile company, provides satellite communications services to the maritime industry and remote locations around the world.
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SES Astra said it has closed a contract with ProSiebenSat1 Media AG for its German group of channels, German Free TV Group, for the transmission of three free TV programmes in High Definition (HD). According to local reports, this contract is part of SES Astra’s (so far unsuccessful) attempt to set up a de-facto pay-TV platform.
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