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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said the country plans to launch seven GLONASS satellites this year.

The Kepler project team successfully completed another science data download on 19 to 21 March 2010. This download of data included science data collected since 5 February 2010, following the safe mode recovery that occurred in early February. New software to be uploaded later this month is to help prevent similar hiccups.

Raytheon Company was awarded a NASA Goddard contract to maintain and manage large volumes of sensing data and imagery from space instruments.

NASA has signed a US$335 million modification to the current International Space Station contract with the Russian Federal Space Agency for crew transportation, rescue and related services in 2013 and 2014.

BCE Inc. announced it has completed the sale of its 22.1 million shares in satellite services company SkyTerra Communication Inc. following the acquisition of SkyTerra by private investment firm Harbinger Capital Partners.

UAE-based satellite broadcasting venture YahLive announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Jordan Media City, a Middle East region media hub based in Amman, Jordan.