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Rocket: Ariane 5 ECA; Payload: Amazonas 2, SATCOMBw 2a; Date: 1 October 2009, 2159 UTC; Site: Kourou, French Guiana. Amazonas 2 was released into geostationary transfer orbit 27 minutes after lift-off, followed by SATCOMBw 2a six minutes later.
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Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract with the APT Satellite Company Limited for the design, manufacture and delivery on ground of a high-capacity telecommunication satellite.
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MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. said it has signed a multi-million dollar contract with Thales Alenia Space France to provide an advanced technology solution for the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Sentinel-3 mission.
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Indian satellites could operate up to five years longer in orbit thanks to the use of electric propulsion, ISRO said.
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ViaSat Inc. is acquiring Wild Blue Communications Inc., a U.S. provider of high-speed Internet access via satellite, for US$568 million in cash and stock.
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The European Commission announced the official start of operations for EGNOS, the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service.
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Eutelsat Communications and Noorsat Co. W.L.L announced the signature of a multi-year contract for the lease of three additional transponders on Eutelsat’s Atlantic Bird 4A satellite.
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