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Iran’s Communications and Information Technology Minister Reza Taqipour has announced that Iran will launch a new domestically manufactured satellite named Fajr (“Dawn”) in the current Iranian calendar year, which will end on 20 March 2011.
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Saft said it was preparing to fill its next order for lithium-ion (Li-ion) space batteries as part of a five-year Long Term Agreement signed with Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems in 2009.
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India’s EDUSAT has ceased transmissions at the end of 2010, Indian Express reported.
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The German federal government has reportedly decided not to fund the HiROS satellite project, thus avoiding tensions with France.
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EADS Astrium reported its preliminary turnover stands at EUR5 billion, representing an increase of around 4 percent compared to 2009 despite a difficult economic situation.
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ITT Corp. said it will split itself into three publicly traded companies. Under the plan, ITT would execute tax-free spinoffs to shareholders of its water-related businesses and its Defense & Information Solutions segment.
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Intelsat S.A. announced that its subsidiary, Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A., entered into a senior secured credit agreement that provides for a term loan facility of US$3.25 billion and a revolving credit facility of up to US$500 million.
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