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An International Launch Services Proton M/Briz M is to launch Intelsat-16 directly into geostationary orbit on 12 February. The launch window opens at 0039 UTC. It will be the first ILS/Proton launch in 2010.
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Europe’s series of Meteosat satellites has been improving the accuracy of weather forecasts for over 30 years. Meteosat-6 has recently broken the record for the operational life of one of these robust missions – but its days are numbered.
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MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. said it has signed two contracts with a combined worth of more than US$60 million with the Russian Radio Research and Development Institute (NIIR).
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Taiwan’s National Space Organisation (NSPO) announced the formation of a group specifically for researching, developing and manufacturing an optical remote sensing instrument to fly on FormoSat 5, the country’s next Earth-observation satellite to be launched in 2013.
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NASA’s space shuttle Endeavour is undergoing final preparation for the STS-130 mission that will complete the basic assembly for the “non-Russian segment” of the ISS.
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Two solar instruments built at the Solar and Astrophysics Laboratory of the Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center (ATC) in Palo Alto are awaiting launch on 9 February 2010 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket.

Northrop Grumman Corporation has been selected by ITT Corporation to provide flight cryocoolers for the sensor payloads for two international weather satellites.

The James Webb Space Telescope’s sunshield has passed its critical design review, certifying that its design is complete and meets mission requirements. By achieving thermal, deployment and stray-light targets, the sunshield is now ready for manufacturing.