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After the successful completion of in-orbit testing the satellite Y1A, was officially handed over to Yahsat on 13 June 2011.
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MT Aerospace Satellite Products has been awarded a contract by Thales Alenia Space for the manufacture of 81 propellant tanks for the Iridium NEXT satellite programme.
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NASA’s Dawn spacecraft is on track to begin the first extended visit to a large asteroid. The mission expects to go into orbit around Vesta on 16 July and begin gathering science data in early August. Vesta resides in the main asteroid belt and is thought to be the source of a large number of meteorites that fall to Earth.
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Integral Systems, Inc., announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, SAT Corporation, has successfully completed installation of a fully integrated carrier monitoring, satellite interference detection and spectrum scheduling system for Measat Satellite Systems.
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EchoStar Corporation, announced the appointment of Anders Johnson as president of EchoStar Satellite Services.
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CNES and Snecma have signed a contract worth EUR7.6 million for work on Europe’s next generation rocket-launcher, Ariane 6.
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SES confirmed that it has chosen Arianespace as primary launch provider for its Astra 5B satellite, within the scope of the “Multi Launch Agreement” between the two companies. The launch is planned for mid-year 2013.
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Globalstar, Inc. announced that the second launch of six new Globalstar satellites is scheduled for 11 July 2011 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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