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This week, the GOES-7 satellite, one of NOAA’s earliest geostationary satellites, was moved into a higher orbit and retired from service. Launched in 1987, GOES-7 first served as a critical weather satellite, capturing images of developing hurricanes and other severe storms that impacted the United States.
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Boeing announced that the U.S. Air Force accepted control of the fourth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) military communications satellite on 11 April after the spacecraft passed several weeks of on-orbit tests.
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Lockheed Martin has delivered its 100th and 101st commercial geostationary communications satellites in preparation for the first dual launch of satellites built by Lockheed Martin aboard an Ariane 5 rocket.
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Arianespace’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders was held on 12 April in Evry. The meeting approved the company’s financial statements for 2011 and also named a new Board of Directors, which renewed the appointment of Jean-Yves Le Gall as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
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