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Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and SES announced an agreement to launch three additional SES satellites, on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 or Falcon Heavy rockets.
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The Failure Review Oversight Board (FROB) concluded the review of the Russian State Commission report on 11 September concerning the root cause of the Russian Federal Telkom-3/Ekspress MD-2 mission failure which occurred on 7 August.
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The Japanese HTV-3 cargo craft was unberthed from the International Space Station. The vessel, filled with trash, will descend into the atmosphere and burn up over the Pacific Ocean.
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Lockheed Martin has begun the assembly, test and launch operations (ATLO) phase for NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft. MAVEN is scheduled to launch in November 2013 and will be the first mission devoted to understanding the Martian upper atmosphere.
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ESA said it will boost European industrial expertise by developing a new radar as part of the Agency’s Space Situational Awareness programme. The radar will test future debris monitoring techniques, helping European satellite operators avoid space hazards and increase safety in Earth orbit.
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Roskosmos is planning to develop a system to remove hazardous debris from orbit, the agency’s Deputy Chief Sergei Savelyev was quoted as saying.
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BAE Systems plc and EADS N.V. have made a statement to the London Stock Exchange about a possible business combination between BAE Systems and EADS.
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Laser Light Communications, LLC was launched on 11 September at the World Satellite Finance Forum in Paris, France. Laser Light intends on deploying and operating what it believes to be the World’s first commercial satellite communications constellation based entirely on optical wave technology.
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