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The orbit of ESA’s retired ERS-2 observation satellite is being lowered to reduce the risk of collision with other satellites or space debris. The goal is to leave it well below most operating polar satellites by the end of August.Other Posts:Dawn team members check out spacecraftSecond SBIRS HEO payload achieves TI operational acceptanceETSI approves IPoS.v2Dish Network Rolls Out 1080p HDTV FormatSatellite Receivers – What Are Your Options?GEO-IK-2 enters electrical testingHDTV – What Makes You Think It’s Totally Different?Miltec delivers nanosatellites to U.S. Army

Mitsubishi Electronics Company (MELCO) has awarded GMV a contract for developing the ground segment for the 4A and 4B satellites of Turkish satellite operator Turksat.
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Belgium’s Spacebel has been commissioned to supply to Vietnam with an environment and territory observation microsatellite, VNREDSAT-1B.
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mZeal Communications, Inc. has been awarded a US$1.2 million prime contract with the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to construct the Mission-Aware Network Architecture for Small-Satellite Adaptive Systems (MANASSAS).
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MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. announced that it has signed a contract amendment with the Canadian Space Agency totalling CA$9.11 million for the Design Phase of the Radarsat Constellation Mission.
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Astrium has signed a contract with Hong Kong’s Spatial Technology Limited to provide precise surface movement monitoring information for the construction of a 3.5 km tunnel on Hong Kong Island.
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The Russian astrophysical observatory Spektr-R, which had been launched from Baikonur on 18 July, is operating properly in orbit, Roskosmos said.
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The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) mission reached a major milestone last week when it successfully completed its Mission Critical Design Review (CDR).
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