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Arianespace announced that it has signed a contract with Intelsat to launch Intelsat 17.
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The launch of JAXA’s Akatsuki probe, also known as Planet-C and Venus Climate Orbiter, aboard an H-2A rocket has been postponed.
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SES World Skies announced plans for an intricate set of orbital manoeuvres later this month aimed at steering its AMC-11 satellite and its customers clear of interference from Intelsat’s troubled Galaxy 15 spacecraft, referred to in recent media coverage as the “Zombie” satellite.
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The Russian Space Communications Company (RSCC) announced its Ekspress-AM 1 satellite has at least partially lost its stationkeeping abilities.
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Boeing announced that it has completed the on-orbit handover of the DirecTV 12 satellite. DirecTV will use the Boeing 702HP satellite to provide high-definition television (HDTV) broadcasting to local and national markets throughout the United States.
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NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter has started a fourth and final campaign to check on whether the Phoenix Mars Lander has come back to life.
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