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Iridium Satellite LLC reported consolidated financial results for the three months ending 30 June 2009.
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Globalstar, Inc. announced its operational and financial results for the three month period ending 30 June 2009.
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DigitalGlobe reported financial results for the second quarter ending 30 June 2009.
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Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. reported its results for the second quarter ending 30 June 2009.
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The last in a series of eight modernised Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-M) satellites built by Lockheed Martin for the U.S. Air Force is set to launch aboard a Delta II rocket on 17 August from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. In related news, the root cause of a problem with the satellite’s predecessor [as far as the launch order is concerned] has been identified.
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Orbcomm Inc. said it had lost communication with two Quick Launch Satellites over the past few weeks.
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WildBlue Communications announced the start of broadband service on a third satellite, EchoStar’s AMC-15.
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Loral Space & Communications Inc. announced its financial results for the three months ending 30 June 2009.
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