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SSTL Signs Sri Lankan Satellite Stipulation  - November 16, 2009 - The Director General of the Sri Lankan Telecommunications Regulatory Commission, Priyantha Kariyapperuma, and Professor Sir Martin Sweeting of Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL), are signatories to a landmark agreement. . . Full Story

Thales Alenia Space OAR Completed For Palapa-D Sat  - November 16, 2009 - Thales Alenia Space has briefly announced that the Palapa-D communications satellite has successfully passed the In Orbit Acceptance Review.</font . . Full Story

NASA's Atlantis Launch — Text Book Perfect, Goose Bumps Included Free  - November 16, 2009 - Each launch of the Atlantis takes the U.S. one step closer to the end of the U.S. space shuttle program that will be retired in 2010. . . Full Story

Arianespace — Oui! It's Lucky Seven For The French Military  - November 16, 2009 - Arianespace has received the seventh Ariane 5 for launch in 2009, which is scheduled for liftoff on December 9 with the Helios 2B French military reconnaissance satellite. . . Full Story

Goodrich SWIR Camera Determines Water On Moon! (Not Cheese)  - November 16, 2009 - Many companies' contributions together led to the most successful NASA's Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) mission to search for water on the Moon. . . Full Story

India's Pipeline Into Iran Could Help Launch A Satellite  - November 16, 2009 - Amitav Ranjan of Indian Express reports that New Delhi plans to woo Tehran with offers of greater intelligence sharing, revival of defence training, as well as a possible launch of the latter’s satellite, but will remain non-committal on the proposed Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline. . . Full Story

Lockheed Martin Launch Of IS-14 Approaches Countdown  - November 13, 2009 - Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) is in the final stages of preparation for Saturday's launch of a commercial telecommunications satellite for Intelsat aboard an Atlas V booster provided by United Launch Alliance. . . Full Story

Orbital Sciences Is Spot On — U.S. Stealth Missile Interception By Japanese Navy  - November 13, 2009 - Orbital Sciences Corporation [NYSE: ORB] successfully launched a medium range target (MRT) vehicle under a direct contract with the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA). . . Full Story

Sea Launch Has Financing On Their Minds As Well As Upcoming Intelsat 15 Launch  - November 12, 2009 - Sea Launch Company, LLC, has received interim approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware on its motion to secure up to US$12.5 million in debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing from Space Launch Services, LLC. . . Full Story

ILS To Bring Even More Sirius Music To North American Ears  - November 12, 2009 - International Launch Services (ILS) and SIRIUS XM Radio (NASDAQ:SIRI) now have a contract for the launch of the XM-5 satellite on an ILS Proton. . . Full Story

NASA's LCROSS Post-Mortem After Crash On Moon  - November 12, 2009 - The crash landing of the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, into a crater near the moon's south pole on October 9 will be addressed in a news conference Friday to talk about early science results from its successful moon impacting. . . Full Story

Russia Ramps Up Space Craft Production  - November 10, 2009 - Russia's space corporation Energia is doubling production of manned spacecraft, the Company's president has stated. . . Full Story

Iran's Mesbah ComSat Ramped Up For Launch  - November 10, 2009 - According to the UPI, Iran is preparing to launch its second indigenous communications satellite aboard a Safir-2 (Ambassador) booster rocket, an event that will test the country's ballistic missile capabilities. . . Full Story

Astrium- + KARI-Built Satellite To Launch In March Of Next Year  - November 09, 2009 - South Korea is planning to launch its first weather-communications satellite into space in March, 2010, the country's Ministry of Education, Science and Technology said on Friday — the satellite was developed jointly by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) and France's Astrium. . . Full Story

SSTL Signs On For Student Moon Project  - November 07, 2009 - Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to manage a pan-European student built mission to the Moon. . . Full Story

Boeing + U.S.A.F. Celebrate WGS' Winning Ways  - November 07, 2009 - Boeing [NYSE: BA] and the U.S. Air Force have received a Department of Defense (DoD) "Top 5" excellence award for systems engineering on the Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) program. . . Full Story

YahThink? Yah! Intersat To Roll YahClick "Out Of Africa"  - November 04, 2009 - Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat) signed its first service partner agreement for “YahClick,” Yahsat’s satellite broadband service with Intersat Africa Limited, an established provider of satellite-based Internet services. . . Full Story

SMOS Armed + Star-Like  - November 03, 2009 - Following the launch of ESA’s SMOS satellite on November 2nd, the French space agency CNES, which is responsible for operating the satellite, has confirmed the instrument’s three antenna arms have deployed as planned, and that the instrument is in good health. . . Full Story

Encouraged By Excellent Encapsulation Of WGS-3 Delta IV Readies For Launch  - November 03, 2009 - The encapsulation procedure in preparation for the launch of the U.S. Air Force’s third Wideband Global SATCOM spacecraft was successfully completed on October 30 by engineers at the Astrotech Space Operations facility in Titusville, Florida. . . Full Story

Excitement @ Eutelsat As W7 Work-ups For Launch Continue  - November 02, 2009 - The W7 satellite of Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) arrived at the Baikonour Cosmodrome on October 20th and is now in final stages of preparation for launch on November . . Full Story