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Maxar Technologies (formerly MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates) announced that shareholders approved the company’s U.S. domestication at a special meeting held earlier in Westminster, Colorado.

The Space Alliance formed by Telespazio (Leonardo 67%, Thales 33%) and Thales Alenia Space (Thales 67%, Leonardo 33%) announced it has officially taken a stake in NorthStar Earth and Space Inc. (NorthStar), a Montreal based information services company developing an environmental and near-space monitoring system.

The Space Alliance formed by Telespazio (Leonardo 67%, Thales 33%) and Thales Alenia Space (Thales 67%, Leonardo 33%) announced it has officially taken a stake in NorthStar Earth and Space Inc. (NorthStar), a Montreal based information services company developing an environmental and near-space monitoring system.

ArianeGroup is to cut 2,300 jobs by 2022 as orders tumble and development of a new rocket nears its end, management said. The company said it faced tough competition from U.S. space companies whose business is “bolstered by a large volume of institutional orders.”

Inmarsat plc published unaudited information for the third quarter ending 30 September 2018. Shares in the satellite operator fell as much as 10% after it reported declining maritime revenue in a set of third-quarter numbers that otherwise met expectations.

EchoStar Corporation announced its financial results for the three months ending 30 September 2018.

The launch of a Soyuz-2.1b rocket with a GLONASS space vehicle on 3 November was insured, head of Russia’s State Space Corporation Roskosmos Dmitry Rogozin said. The launch of the cargo spacecraft Progress MS-10 on 16 November will also be insured, he added.

Viasat, Inc. announced financial results for the fiscal second quarter ending 30 September 2018.