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Final preparations are under way for the launch of the international Aquarius/SAC-D observatory on 9 June between 1420 and 1425 UTC. The mission’s primary instrument, Aquarius, will study interactions between ocean circulation, the water cycle and climate by measuring ocean surface salinity.

The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) is providing a US$700 million long-term direct loan to finance the sale of satellites by Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems to Inmarsat.

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. reported its results for the quarter ending 31 March 2011.

RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd. announced its financial results for the first quarter ending 31 March 2011.

Yahsat says half of its recently launched Y1A satellite’s corporate-telecommunications capacity has already been allocated.

Eutelsat Communications and the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC), Russia’s state satellite operator, announced they will partner on the commercialisation of broadband and data network services in Russia using Eutelsat’s new KA-SAT High Throughput Satellite.

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