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The European Space Agency will host the 5th European Conference on Space Debris at ESA’s Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt, Germany, from 30 March – 2 April.
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The Russian State Radio Frequency Committee (SRFC) has decided to allocate frequencies for Eutelsat’s W1 satellite, which is planned to be moved to the Russian orbital position of 80 degrees East.

Intelsat General Corp. has been awarded a multi-year contract under which Intelsat repositioned one of the company’s satellites halfway around the globe to serve military units in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Nilesat and Eutelsat Communications announced the signature of a new strategic agreement to pursue the development of the 7 degrees West orbital position which is used by both companies for satellite broadcasting across the Middle East, the Gulf countries and North Africa.

The NOAA-N Prime spacecraft, the final Polar Operational Environmental Satellite (POES) launched on 6 February 2009, has completed a comprehensive 45-day on-orbit verification period. Lockheed Martin built NOAA-N Prime at its Space Systems Company Sunnyvale facility.

The U.S. Air Force is scheduled to launch the seventh modernised Global Positioning System (GPS) IIR-M satellite aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket on 24 March from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

ESA’s GOCE satellite was formally declared ready for work at 0000 UTC on 20 March. During the critical Launch and Early Orbit Phase beginning with separation from its booster on 17 March, GOCE was checked out to confirm that all of its control systems are operating normally.

NASA and ESA have selected 10 proposals for science instruments to fly aboard a spacecraft that will study the Sun from a unique vantage point in space.