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Rocket: Proton M/Block DM; Payload: three GLONASS navigation satellites (Kosmos-2464, Kosmos-2465, Kosmos-2466); Date: 2 September 2010, 0053 UTC; Launch Site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The launcher successfully delivered to orbit three satellites to supplement the GLONASS M constellation.
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NASA has begun development of a mission to visit and study the Sun closer than ever before. The project, named Solar Probe Plus, is slated to launch no later than 2018.
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ISS-Reshetnev said it continues testing the GLONASS-K navigation spacecraft.
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Integral Systems, Inc., announced that the U.S. Air Force (USAF) Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) has awarded the company a US$1.5 million contract modification to its Command and Control System-Consolidated (CCS-C) contract.
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COM DEV International Ltd. announced that it has commenced the search for a new Chief Executive Officer following the decision by the company to replace John Keating.
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SES Astra announced a new initiative to support the introduction of 3D television in Europe. As part of the initiative, the industry reached a common understanding of the minimum technical specifications for the introduction of 3D television and broadcasting.
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