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The failure of a Chang Zheng 2C rocket on 18 August was caused by a second stage malfunction, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) confirmed.
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Lockheed Martin has successfully completed thermal vacuum testing of the U.S. Navy’s first Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite.
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ViaSat Inc. has been awarded contracts valued at approximately US$40 million by Boeing to develop a ground based beam forming (GBBF) system for the Mexican Satellite System (MEXSAT).
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Globalstar, Inc. announced that it has started processing commercial mobile satellite telephone calls for customers throughout the United States, Canada, Northern Mexico, Puerto Rico and the surrounding regions using its new second-generation satellites.
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