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The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted TerreStar Networks Inc., a majority-owned subsidiary of TerreStar Corporation , authority to integrate terrestrial use of TerreStar’s 20 MHz S Band spectrum into its next generation mobile wireless network.
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The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted TerreStar Networks Inc., a majority-owned subsidiary of TerreStar Corporation , authority to integrate terrestrial use of TerreStar’s 20 MHz S Band spectrum into its next generation mobile wireless network.
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ESA Member States have recently approved the new principles for the Sentinel Data Policy, which establishes full and open access to data acquired by the upcoming Sentinel satellite missions.

The case brought against Eutelsat by the NTDTV channel relating to the switch-off of its broadcasts to South-East Asia following the failure that affected the W5 satellite during the night of 16 to 17 June 2008 has been dismissed by the Tribunal de Commerce (commercial court) of Paris.
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ESA and the Estonian government signed a Cooperation Agreement on 10 November.
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Sea Launch Company, LLC said it has received interim approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware on its motion to secure up to US$12.5 million in debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing from Space Launch Services, LLC, a company formed by a group of unidentified investors.
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ViaSat and WildBlue Communications Inc. have been granted early termination by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice of the mandatory waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act in connection with the previously announced ViaSat acquisition of WildBlue.

EchoStar, Intelsat, SES and Telesat announced the formation of a Coalition for Competitive Launches, which they say is “aimed at enhancing worldwide competition in the provision of commercial satellite launches, a business led today by Russian and French companies.”