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SES S.A. announced that the SES-5 satellite is now fully operational at the orbital position of 5 degrees East.Other Posts:GeoEye, Inc. results Q2 2012Restructuring, part II: SES Global leaves AsiasatProteus platform passes cumulated mark of 20 years in orbitHarris Begins Delivery Of Multiband TerminalsBadr-4 launch campaign startedNear Earth Creates Near Earth Advisory For Investment Baking ServicesAEHF SV-3 payload equipment module delivered to NGSourcing for the Best Aerial Installation Company

NASA’s Juno spacecraft recently executed a second deep space manoeuvre. The manoeuvre began at approximately 1930 UTC on 14 September and ended at approximately 2000 UTC.Other Posts:Spacecom To Provide Bandwidth To U.S. Department Of DefenseU.S. military confirms upcoming ASAT testLockheed Martin Space Systems to eliminate 1,200 positionsFrance to sell Syracuse satellites – reportTake Full Advantage of Your Satellite TV – Four Ways to Really Use Your DVRKearney steps down as Spacehab CEOCOM DEV wins multiple satellite equipment contractsLeaky RASCOM-QAF 1 replaced with 1R

The H-II Transfer Vehicle Kounotori 3 (HTV3) successfully re-entered the atmosphere after a third de-orbit manoeuvre at 0500 UTC on 14 September 2012.Other Posts:NASA’s Dawn mission rescheduled for September launchFOGSI, ISRO Launch Medical School By Satellite ProgramGlory crashes into Pacific after Taurus XL launch failureThe Role of Educational Channels to Cable TV ProvidersAlways Rely On The Future of Cable TV BusinessNew Media Legend picks Eutelsat to launch ‘Scene’ TV platformXM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. results 2007No money yet for next-gen polar orbit weather satellites

Globalstar, Inc., and satellite manufacturer Thales Alenia Space (TAS) announced the signing of a contract for the manufacture and delivery of six additional satellites for the Globalstar second-generation constellation.Other Posts:GSLV failure blamed on regulator in strap-on boosterGeoEye Warns Of Further Delay For GeoEye-1Aerojet delivers 50th flight-ready solid rocket booster to United Launch AllianceVinasat-1 arrives at KourouIs It Cheaper to Buy a Universal Remote for Your TV or Replace a Lost Original Remote Control?INSAT-4CR placed in near-geosynchronous orbitCritical Design Review for SBIRS GEO 3 and 4 completedAfrica Wants In On GMES Initiative

The German Aerospace Center’s (DLR) Space Administration announced that Astrium Friedrichshafen will be the prime contractor for the definition phase of the DEOS (Deutsche Orbitale Servicing Mission, German orbital servicing mission) project. The order is worth a total of around EUR13 million. The definition phase is the last, decisive step before construction begins on the space vehicles themselves.
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The Japanese HTV-3 cargo craft was unberthed from the International Space Station. The vessel, filled with trash, will descend into the atmosphere and burn up over the Pacific Ocean.
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Lockheed Martin has begun the assembly, test and launch operations (ATLO) phase for NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft. MAVEN is scheduled to launch in November 2013 and will be the first mission devoted to understanding the Martian upper atmosphere.
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