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Mission managers for NASA’s Cassini spacecraft suspended operation of the Cassini plasma spectrometer instrument on 14 June after a series of voltage shifts on the spacecraft. They will determine when the instrument can resume collecting data.
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NASA issued a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) seeking proposals for mission concept studies of a solar electric propulsion system demonstration to test and validate key capabilities and technologies for future exploration missions.
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Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems said it is completing ground control segments for the Amos-5 and Telkom-3 satellites in Israel and Indonesia.
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The MESSENGER (MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging) spacecraft successfully completed its first orbit-correction manoeuvre to reset its periapsis altitude – the lowest point of MESSENGER’s orbit about Mercury relative to the planet’s surface – from 506 kilometers to approximately 200 kilometers.
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Intelsat S.A. confirmed its upcoming launch schedule for four satellites, part of a US$1.3 billion fleet investment programme in the Asia-Pacific region.
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The U.S. Air Force’s Space Based Infrared Systems GEO-1 satellite, launched in May aboard an Atlas V, successfully completed all orbit-raising manoeuvres to reach geosynchronous orbit.
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Thaicom Plc. has awarded Orbital Sciences Corporation a firm contract for the Thaicom 6 communications satellite. Based on Orbital’s GEOStar-2 satellite platform, Thaicom 6 will be designed, manufactured and tested at Orbital’s satellite manufacturing facility in Dulles, Virginia. The Thaicom 6 satellite is planned to be launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 in mid-2013.
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U.S. Strategic Command has approved Air Force Space Command’s modification of the orbit-raising plan designed to transfer the first Advanced Extremely High Frequency space vehicle to its geosynchronous orbit. Furthermore, the Air Force has secured consideration from Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company to recoup anomaly costs through productivity improvements.
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