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The first image from the RazakSAT satellite, which was launched on 14 July, has successfully been recorded. Other countries have meanwhile expressed their interest in RazakSAT imagery.
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Measat Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. announced that the Measat-3a satellite, launched on the 22 June 2009 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, had successfully completed in-orbit testing and entered full commercial service.
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Intelsat Ltd. has selected Boeing to build four telecommunication satellites that will refresh and add new capacity to Intelsat’s global satellite fleet. This contract is the first order for Boeing’s 702B satellite series, which has been in the works for some seven years.

Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has been selected to provide a satellite for Telesat.

Three Turkish firms will take part in the country’s EUR250 million Gokturk military surveillance satellite project as subcontractors.

Raytheon Company was awarded one of three US$30 million contracts for Phase A system design and prototype of the Space Fence system. Space Fence will provide the U.S. Air Force enhanced space surveillance capability to detect and report space objects.
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TerreStar Networks (Canada) announced that the TerreStar-1 satellite has successfully been placed into its assigned orbital position in the geosynchronous arc. It has also successfully deployed its 18-metre 2 GHz S-Band reflector, the largest commercial satellite antenna ever deployed.

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has completed environmental testing for NASA’s Widefield Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) and has begun post-environmental performance testing. WISE is working to a date of 1 November 2009 for launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base.