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The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved GHL Acquisition Corp.’s purchase of Iridium Holdings LLC.
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Astrium-built Hotbird 10 satellite for Eutelsat ready for service
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Cluster Spacecraft Catch a Magnetic Reconnection
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Spaceconnection to market Measat-3 capacity in North America
Military finds NLZSAT capacity too expensive, report
France Telecom Sells Mobile Satellite Communications Unit
ILS establishes Failure Review Oversight Board for JCSAT-11 mission

Thaicom PCL said it expected to launch a high-speed Internet service in India via its broadband satellite IPSTAR later this year.
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Export Development Canada (EDC) will provide a US$254 million loan to Ukrainian satellite operator Ukrkosmos for the launch of the first Ukrainian communications satellite in 2011, the head of the National Space Agency of Ukraine (NSAU) was quoted as saying.
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Intelsat, Ltd. reported results for the three months ending 30 June 2009.
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Iridium Satellite LLC reported consolidated financial results for the three months ending 30 June 2009.
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Globalstar, Inc. announced its operational and financial results for the three month period ending 30 June 2009.
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DigitalGlobe reported financial results for the second quarter ending 30 June 2009.
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Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. reported its results for the second quarter ending 30 June 2009.
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