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Sagem (Safran group), Thales and Sofradir have signed an agreement for Sofradir to acquire Sagem and Thales’ infrared (IR) detector technology development and manufacturing facilities. Sagem and Thales bring to Sofradir IR technologies originally developed for their internal purposes.

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XTAR LLC, the first U.S. commercial provider of satellite services in the X-band, announced that it has gained a significant segment of the growing airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (AISR) market over the last 12 months. These contracts represent more than 100 MHz of bandwidth and are valued at more than US$8 million.

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Unha-3 [Taepodong-3]; Payload: Kwangmyongsong-3 FM2; Date: 12 December 2012, 0049 UTC; Launch site: Sohae Space Center, North Korea. According to U.S. tracking data, the payload was placed in a 505.5 km x 588.5 km x 97.4 degrees orbit.

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The new launch date for GLONASS-K satellites from the Plesetsk cosmodrome will be determined in January, Russia’s Deputy Defence Minister, Colonel-General Oleg Ostapenko was quoted as saying.

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The initial Ariane 5 for launch by Arianespace in 2013 has completed its basic build-up, advancing preparations for a February lift-off from French Guiana with the Amazonas 3 and Azerspace/Africasat-1 telecommunications satellites.

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The Russian Yamal-402 satellite used its own engines and fuel for the third time on 12 December to continue a push to its planned geostationary orbit, following a partial launch failure last weekend, Russia’s Gazprom Space Systems (GSS) company said.

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Satmex announced that an extensive three month testing and analysis conducted by COMSAT Technical Services (“CTS”) regarding the remaining lifetime of Satmex 5 has just been completed. Satmex contracted CTS to conduct a detailed Propellant Gauging System (PGS) study of Satmex 5 in September 2012.

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The U.S. Air Force Space Command’s Space and Missile Systems Center has awarded a US$17.5 million contract to Kratos Technology and Training Solutions, Inc., to sustain and provide post-production development for its Command and Control System-Consolidated.

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