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First launch of 2014 is success for India

January 5th, 2014 by

Rocket: GSLV-D5; Payload: GSAT-14; Date: 5 December 2014, 1048 UTC; Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, India. The rocket, which featured an indigenously built cryogenic upper stage, accurately placed the GSAT 14 communications satellite into the planned geostationary transfer orbit 17 minutes after lift-off.

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Liberty Media proposes transaction to acquire all SiriusXM shares

January 5th, 2014 by

SiriusXM’s Board of Directors received a non-binding letter from Liberty Media Corporation proposing a transaction pursuant to which all outstanding shares of common stock of the Company not owned by Liberty would be converted into the right to receive 0.0760 of a new share of Liberty Series C common stock.

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Naughty boy

January 5th, 2014 by

“#ISRO’s naughty boy, #GSLV, decides to obey the flight profile. The supercool Cryo engine delivers #GSAT-14 with remarkable precision.” – @ISROOFFICIAL on Twitter

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