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Globalstar, Inc. said it has commenced construction of a satellite tracking station in Botswana, located in Southern Africa.
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NASA’s Kepler satellite experienced another safe mode event on 2 February 2010. As a safety precaution, the spacecraft turned off a redundant system, photometer, and both star trackers.
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According to German media reports, Astrium has suffered another setback as ESA has decided to negotiate exclusively with Thales Alenia Space a EUR1.4-billion contract to build the Meteosat Third Generation satellites.
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Boeing in late December successfully integrated the satellite bus and payload module for the fourth of six Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellites the company is building for the U.S. Air Force.
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SES World Skies announced that it has reached an agreement with the Andean Community of Nations (CAN) regarding the long-term use of the 67 degrees West orbital position.
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A report on Iranian TV contained some details regarding Mesbah 2.
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The service module of the new Alphabus generation of telecommunication satellites has completed its first journey – from Cannes to Toulouse, in France.
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A report on Iranian TV gave some details on the planned Navid-e Elm-o San’at student satellite.
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