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Clyde Space has been awarded funding for two advanced space technology development projects. The projects are joint developments; the first with the Advanced Space Concepts Laboratory at University of Strathclyde and the second with Mars Space Ltd in Southampton.
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EchoStar Corporation reported preliminary unaudited results for the year 2011.
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Hamid Fazeli, head of Iranian Space Agency (ISA), says the country plans to launch its domestically-built Fajr (“Dawn”) satellite into space during the early months of the new Iranian calendar year (which starts on 20 March).Other Posts:MetOp-A ceases direct high-res picture transmissionNFL Sunday Ticket For Your BusinessSES buys stake in UAE company GlocomO3b signs agreement with ArianespaceHaving a Good Laugh With Satellite TVRaytheon To Close California-Based Civil Space OperationU.S., British Governments To Develop Comprehensive Satellite View of AntarcticaEchoStar Affiliate To Provide S-Band Capacity For Mobile Video Project

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Telesat Holdings Inc. announced its financial results for the three month and one year periods ending 31 December 2011.Other Posts:Only nine satellite in GLONASS constellation operationalSpacenet Reinvents Home and Small-Office Satellite Services with All-New StarBand NovaAfrica Wants In On GMES InitiativeDish TV Dishes it OutiDirect granted patents for satellite industry technologiesFobos-Grunt likely not recoverable – RoskosmosFirst MUOS satellite encapsulated in payload fairingISRO teams receive IAA Team Achievement Awards

The launch of an Atlas V carrying the United States Navy’s Mobile User Objective System-1 (MUOS-1) payload from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station is set for Friday, 24 February following two weather scrubs late last week.
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China apparently plans to launch a satellite from Xichang Satellite Launch Center on 24 February at around 1620 UTC, according to a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) issued by Chinese authorities.
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Orbital Sciences Corporation reported its fourth quarter and full year 2011 financial results.
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