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As part of a larger ongoing effort by U.S. Air Force officials to improve and maintain the current GPS ground system, Air Force Space Command officials completed another sustainment software release for the GPS operational control segment ground system.Other Posts:Laos orders Dongfanghong satelliteKepler on a roll againFoton-M3 experiments return to EarthND SatCom Names Vice President Of SalesKhrunichev delivers first KSLV-1 stage to South KoreaLockheed Martin team completes MUOS reviewEnd II End Appoints Senior Advisor For India MarketHarris Partners With Lockheed Martin For Advanced EHF Terminal Competition

Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) has won a EUR10.69 million contract from the European Space Agency (ESA) via Dutch Space to provide a Short Wave Infra-Red (SWIR) spectrometer as part of the TROPOMI instrument for the Sentinel 5 Precursor atmospheric monitoring mission.
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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said it plans to launch two or possibly three communication satellites this year.
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Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract with French space agency CNES (Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales) to produce the Surface Waves Investigation and Monitoring (SWIM) instrument.

Intelsat’s wayward Galaxy 15 has rebooted after running out of battery power and is now again accepting commands. The spacecraft has been put into safe mode and will be relocated for extensive testing.
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On 22 December 2010, Kepler experienced a safe mode event. During safe mode, the spacecraft points the solar panels directly at the sun and begins to slowly rotate about a sun-aligned axis. This safe mode orientation provides the vehicle with the maximum power, and limits the buildup of momentum from the solar wind.
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Globalstar announced that it has taken delivery of two new second-generation satellites from manufacturer Thales Alenia Space. Globalstar officials authorised acceptance of the new satellites at the Thales Alenia Space satellite manufacturing facility in Rome.
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