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Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has delivered two Phased Array Antenna (PAA) Engineering Development Units (EDUs) for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle to prime contractor Lockheed Martin.Other Posts:Third Meridian launch attempt successfulUpdate: Fourth reaction wheel failure ends FUSE missionIsrael Launches Ofek-7 Spy SatelliteChina launches remote-sensing satelliteThe Importance of High DefinitionGilat Satellite Networks Ltd. results Q3 2009GPS IIF-1 on-orbit checkout reveals ‘small phenomenon’Separation shock ‘no longer an issue’ for Ariane 5

Boise State University engineering researchers have developed and tested a miniature plasma source for a micro-propulsion system that could help move small satellites and enable them to maintain a position while in orbit.Other Posts:Why Go High-Def? 5 Crucial ReasonsEnjoy Better Picture Quality With Digital TVAstrophoto: Centaurus A by Johannes SchedlerCzech TV-platform CS Link signs for more Astra capacityMultiChoice SA Chooses OpenTVBall Aerospace supports NASA astrophysics mission conceptsEC Calls For Public Control, Funding Of Galileo DevelopmentInmarsat and SkyWave launch IsatData Pro

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The Indian Space Research Organisation is set to retire its INSAT-2E satellite next week, the Financial Express reports.Other Posts:Thaicom to extend IPSTAR services to JapanRussia, India To Share Glonass Satellite SystemRaytheon submits proposal for U.S. Air Force C2 contractMUOS UHF interface compatibility demonstratedEutelsat releases highlights of satellite and cable homes surveyDMSP F-18 Block 5D-3 pre-launch detailsNASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory begins its five-year missionThe Radarsat 2 effect

Lockheed Martin Space Systems Corporation is being awarded a US$312.2 million cost-plus-incentive-fee contract modification for engineering support for the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite programme from 1 December 2011 to 31 December 2014, the U.S. Air Force announced.Other Posts:NASA sets launch date for space shuttle Endeavour missionThings You Should Know About Internet TV Channels at HomeINSAT 4B another step closer to geostationary orbitCourt approves WorldSpace, Inc. asset saleGSAT-5P pre-launch detailsAzerbaijan has satellite planWhat You Should Know About Satellite TV AntennasHarris contracts for capacity on Telstar 11N

Excellent launch precision for NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission has forestalled the need for an early trajectory correction manoeuvre, now not required for a month or more.

Antwerp Space NV, a subsidiary of OHB AG, and Thales Alenia Space France, the industrial prime contractor in the implementation of the European Galileo Ground Mission Segment (GMS), signed a contract for the design, development and construction of the FOC (Full Operational Capability) phase of the Mission Data Dissemination Network.