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Rocket: Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat; Payload: Meridian 3; Date: 2 November 2010, 0038 UTC; Launch Site: Plesetsk, Russia. The communications satellite built by ISS-Reshetnev was successfully delivered into orbit.Other Posts:SDO arrives at launch siteNASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter reaches planned flight pathLoral files Form 10-K, regains NASDAQ complianceUK-DMC2 pre-launch detailsPegasus XL puts NASA’s AIM in orbitStormy Nights in With Movies on Satellite TVGlobalstar VP resignsICO selects Alcatel-Lucent and Hughes for alpha trial

The launch of Italy’s COSMO-SkyMed 4 Earth-observation satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base has been postponed for the third time.Other Posts:Intelsat Chairman of the Board resignsStormy Nights in With Movies on Satellite TVCommission plans EU-wide MSS licensesITT wins NASA strategic missions concept study awardsIntegral Systems, Inc. results Q1 FY2009ESA, Astrium CARE for EarthPrisma satellites’ onboard systems ready for flightSatellite TV – Television Without Limits

Pre-launch processing of a Proton M launch vehicle and the MSV 1 spacecraft (also known as SkyTerra 1) is in progress at Baikonur. The spacecraft was ordered by LightSquared, a North American satellite communications provider, and built by Boeing Co.Other Posts:GOES-O releases first solar imageGSLV failure blamed on regulator in strap-on boosterChina says Beidou 1D problem fixedUkraine delays delivery of Taurus II partsImproved ion engine could help satellites save more fuelNorthrop Grumman CERES sensor deliveredTen years ago: XMM-Newton launchedEutelsat’s Hotbird 8 is operational

A Raytheon team has successfully completed a key design review of the Global Positioning System (GPS) Advanced Control Segment (OCX).Other Posts:Chang’e-2 has sufficient fuel for return to EarthViaSat deal to buy WildBlue clears legal hurdleSpaceX activates new communication system aboard ISSFinal Hubble servicing mission has startedAsia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings Limited interim results H1 2008Mobile satellite TV has growth potential in EuropeGOES-12 ready to resume operationsPartnership Delivers Broadband To Remote Areas Of Canada

Raytheon Company has completed a successful system design review (SDR) for the Space Fence programme. Space Fence will provide the U.S. Air Force enhanced space surveillance capability to track and detect space objects.Other Posts:Echostar To Provide Ku Bandwidth to Sprint NextelUpdate: MUOS satellite to be lofted by Atlas VArianespace to launch Vinasat-2SES New Skies orders high-power satellite from SS/LITT delivers focal-plane detector packaging for JWSTMeasat-3 pre-launch detailsSeparation shock ‘no longer an issue’ for Ariane 5Europe Approves Apax Acquisition Of Telenor Satellite

DigitalGlobe, Inc. reported financial results for the third quarter ending 30 September 2010.Other Posts:New launch date for MetOp-A setGlobalstar Extends Simplex Service To Central AmericaGlobalstar, Inc. results Q2 2009SES S.A. results Q3 2008DSP 23 ‘visiting’ Hot Birds in orbit?Russian business TV expands to EMEA using Hotbird 6ESA extends Double Star missionAll About Free to Air (FTA) Receivers and Files

Astrium has been awarded a study to assess the provision of satellite services for accurately tracking aircraft over remote locations, particularly over the oceans.Other Posts:Launch date set for Chinese DBSThird SES satellite affected by solar array anomalyAir Logistics Chooses Iridium For Helicopter FleetCentaur underperformance caused by stuck valveJSAT plans to acquire Space CommunicationsDigital Aerial Installers – Finding the BestRockwell Collins Earns Expansions For FAB-T TerminalsSatellite TV on Your PC – Beware of Dodgy Dealings

The seven-month upgrade to the historic “Mars antenna” at NASA’s Deep Space Network site in Goldstone, California, has been completed. After a month of intensive testing, the antenna is now ready to help maintain communication with spacecraft during the next decade of space exploration.Other Posts:Faria WatchDog Chooses Quake Global Modem For U.S. Fisheries’ Vessel Monitoring SystemSkylogic broadband for Spanish regionBB SAT to offer broadband service over Superbird satelliteIs Proxima Centauri Flying Solo?GOES-14 accepted by NASA, NOAAInauguration of Galileo in-orbit test facilities in ReduNorsat’s Results Contain Key MilestoneIntelsat, iDirect and World Vision announce SandukaNet