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Archive for September 16th, 2013

LADEE on its way to the moon

September 16th, 2013 by

The LADEE Observatory has completed the checkout phase of the mission, and is now in the cruise phase on the way to the moon. It is currently in elliptic orbits around Earth, called phasing loops, and will continue with two more of these elliptical orbits until LADEE is captured around the moon using an initial Lunar Orbit Insertion (LOI-1) burn on 6 October.

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Initial arbitration ruling in SES-Eutelsat dispute; questions remain

September 16th, 2013 by

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) of Paris has drawn its conclusions on the first phase of the arbitration initiated by Eutelsat Communications against SES in October 2012.

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Michel de Rosen nominated Chairman and CEO of Eutelsat Communications

September 16th, 2013 by

At its meeting of 16 September, the Board of Eutelsat Communications was informed by its Chairman, Jean-Martin Folz, that he would not seek to renew his mandate, which expires at the General Assembly of Shareholders of 7 November 2013, in order to respect corporate governance recommendations on multiple directorships by the Afep-Medef. To enable the Board to immediately appoint a successor and to avoid uncertainty during a period of transition, Jean-Martin Folz has resigned as Chairman. He will remain a Board member until the General Assembly.

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