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BAE Systems said it will produce and sell radiation-hardened field-programmable gate array (FPGA) semiconductors for space use, responding to a critical customer need for the devices.
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The Astra 1L broadcasting satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin and launched from Kourou, French Guiana, on 5 May, is now operational for SES Astra, following successful on-orbit deployment and checkout of all spacecraft systems.
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MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. has been selected and authorised to start work on a US$9.5 million contract to assist the U.S. Air Force in an extensive evaluation of Radarsat-2 capabilities.
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MacDonald Dettwiler said the Orbital Express in-space demonstrations of solutions for on-orbit servicing have been successfully completed.
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On 22 May 2007 at about 0050 UTC, Meteosat-8 experienced an orbit change which was not the result of a commanded manoeuvre, the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) revealed today.
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Israel’s Space Communication Ltd. said it had agreed with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and the Israeli government to purchase the Amos-4 satellite for about US$365 million.
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Integral Systems, Inc. announced a contract with ProtoStar to provide a fully integrated, turnkey ground system for the ProtoStar-I satellite. The ground system will include products from Integral as well as Integral’s wholly-owned subsidiaries SAT Corporation and Newpoint Technologies.
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NASA’s Terra (EOS AM-1) spacecraft was moved recently in order to avoid a collision with a piece of debris that resulted from from China’s anti satellite test in January.
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