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An ILS Proton M/Briz M is now scheduled to launch AsiaSat 5 on 12 August, 1947 UTC. Lift-off had been delayed 24 hours each two times recently.

The contract for the manufacture of the Yamal-300 satellite signed between ISS-Reshetnev and JSC Gazprom Space Systems took effect last month.

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has successfully completed environmental testing for the WorldView-2 remote sensing satellite built for DigitalGlobe and has begun post-environmental performance testing.

On 1 August 2009, the LCROSS spacecraft successfully completed its first Earth-look calibration of its science payload. An additional Earth-look and a moon-look are scheduled for the remainder of the cruise phase of the mission.

Pictures released by NASA show that the two picosatellites that make up the DRAGONSat experiment did not separate as planned after being deployed from aboard space shuttle Endeavour.

Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) said it is in talks with two satellite providers after its existing one, ProtoStar, filed for bankruptcy in the U.S.