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The U.S. Air Force said it has formally terminated contracts with Lockheed Martin for the TSAT communications satellite system.

The U.S. Air Force said it has formally terminated contracts with Lockheed Martin for the TSAT communications satellite system’s ground segment.

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As already briefly reported, the U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a US$1.5-billion contract for the third highly elliptical orbit (HEO-3) payload, the third geosynchronous orbit (GEO-3) satellite and associated ground modifications for the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) constellation.

Orbital Sciences Corporation announced that the Measat-3a commercial communications satellite has arrived at its launch site at Baikonur, Kazakhstan.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said it is inviting members from six space agencies in the Asia-Pacific region to participate in the Satellite Technology for the Asia-Pacific Region (STAR) Program, which JAXA introduced at the Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF) held in 2007.

The crew of the International Space Station has increased to six for the first time with the arrival of three new residents with the Soyuz TMA-15 spacecraft.