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MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. has denied a report that it is in talks to sell its Systems division (i.e. its space business) but did not expressly rule out a sale of other parts of the company.

Orbital Sciences Corporation reported its financial results for the third quarter of 2010.

The first flight unit of the Swarm satellite trio was completed at Astrium in Friedrichshafen. The purpose of the Swarm mission is to analyse the geomagnetic field and its evolution over time. The trio of satellites are set for launch from Plesetsk in 2012.
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The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has been conducting the scheduled initial functional verification of the satellite bus and mission devices of the first Quasi-Zenith Satellite “Michibiki.”
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A team of researchers and collaborators from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the University of Arizona’s College of Optical Sciences in Tucson has successfully conducted the first test flight of a prototype science instrument for a next-generation satellite mission to survey the impacts of aerosols and clouds on global climate change.
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TerreStar Corporation announced that its majority-owned subsidiary TerreStar Networks Inc. and certain other affiliates have filed voluntary petitions for reorganisation under chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code as part of a strategic plan to strengthen their financial position.
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Measat Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. announced an agreement with AORA to support its the Direct-To-Home (“DTH”) service.
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