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The Soyuz Consultation Committee, comprising representatives of the Russian space agency Roskosmos, the European Space Agency (ESA), the French space agency CNES and Arianespace, met on 11 May in French Guiana. It confirmed that the inaugural launch of Soyuz from the Guiana Space Center would take place during the fourth quarter of 2010.
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Lockheed Martin announced the award of a contract by Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) of Vietnam to build the Vinasat-2 satellite. In-orbit delivery is slated for the second quarter of 2012. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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SSTL has announced that it will launch the NigeriaSat-2 and NigeriaSat-X satellites on behalf of the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) by a Dnepr launch vehicle from Yasny, Russia, on 29 October 2010.
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“Johannes Kepler,” the second European spacecraft for the International Space Station (ISS), is on its way to the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
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MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. announced that it has signed a contract in excess of US$10 million with Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC) to provide an advanced technology solution.
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Iridium Communications Inc. reported financial results for the quarter ending 31 March 2010.
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Solaris Mobile Ltd announced that it has successfully been granted 18 year licences to operate Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) in France, Sweden and Germany.
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