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	<title>PR NEWS &#187; Thales Alenia Space</title>
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		<title>Thales Alenia Space inked contract for Franco- Italian satellite: Athena-Fidus</title>
		<link>http://www.satprnews.com/2010/02/17/thales-alenia-space-inked-contract-for-franco-italian-satellite-athena-fidus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:51:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>awatrobski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The company announced a contract has been inked with the French and Italian space agencies for a broadband civil and military telecommunications satellite.  &#160;
According to AFP, Thales Alenia Space, European leader in satellite systems, announced in a press release today that “a contract has been signed with the French and Italian space agencies, CNES [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New geosynchronous ( GEO ) communications satellite for OverHorizon</title>
		<link>http://www.satprnews.com/2009/12/29/new-geosynchronous-geo-communications-satellite-for-overhorizon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:55:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Satellite News</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Orbital Sciences Corporation ( NYSE:ORB ) announced today that it has signed a contract for a new geosynchronous ( GEO ) communications satellite contract with OverHorizon, with offices in the U.S., Sweden and Cyprus. The spacecraft will be based on Orbital&#8217;s industry-leading STARTM 2 satellite platform and will carry an on-board processing payload provided by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Orbital and Thales Alenia Space Receive Contract for OverHorizon Commercial Communications Satellite</title>
		<link>http://www.satprnews.com/2009/12/29/orbital-and-thales-alenia-space-receive-contract-for-overhorizon-commercial-communications-satellite/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 10:15:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Artur Ślesik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Orbital Sciences Corporation ( NYSE:ORB ) announced today that it has signed a contract for a new geosynchronous ( GEO ) communications satellite contract with OverHorizon, with offices in the U.S., Sweden and Cyprus. The spacecraft will be based on Orbital&#8217;s industry-leading STARTM 2 satellite platform and will carry an on-board processing payload provided by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thales Alenia Space And ESA Deliver Extra Real Estate To ISS.</title>
		<link>http://www.satprnews.com/2009/11/27/thales-alenia-space-and-esa-deliver-extra-real-estate-to-iss/</link>
		<comments>http://www.satprnews.com/2009/11/27/thales-alenia-space-and-esa-deliver-extra-real-estate-to-iss/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:47:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Satellite News</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At a ceremony today at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Tranquillity Node was transferred from European Space Agency to NASA, bringing extra living and working space one step closer to astronauts on board the International Space Station. Tranquility Node and Cupola, developed by Thales Alenia Space, continue their path towards their planned delivery [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MDA To Supply Russian Telecom Satellites.</title>
		<link>http://www.satprnews.com/2009/11/26/mda-to-supply-russian-telecom-satellites/</link>
		<comments>http://www.satprnews.com/2009/11/26/mda-to-supply-russian-telecom-satellites/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:20:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Satellite News</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Confirming its ambitions in Europe and Central Asia, Canada’s MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) has unseated competitor Thales Alenia Space of France and Italy to deliver electronics payloads for two large Russian telecommunications satellites in a contract valued at more than 200 million Canadian dollars ($187 million).  &#160;
The two satellites, Express-AM5 and Express-AM6, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ball Aerospace Selected by Thales for Iridium NEXT Integration Role.</title>
		<link>http://www.satprnews.com/2009/11/18/ball-aerospace-selected-by-thales-for-iridium-next-integration-role-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.satprnews.com/2009/11/18/ball-aerospace-selected-by-thales-for-iridium-next-integration-role-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:33:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Satellite News</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ball Aerospace &#38; Technologies Corp. and Thales Alenia Space have agreed to work jointly on the next-generation satellite constellation Iridium NEXT program. Ball Aerospace’s possible roles and responsibilities would be assembly, integration and test (AI&#38;T) for the Iridium satellites.  &#160;
Under the current agreement, Ball Aerospace will apply its payload accommodation experience and product-line approach, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GOCE Going Good As An Earth Explorer.</title>
		<link>http://www.satprnews.com/2009/11/09/goce-going-good-as-an-earth-explorer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.satprnews.com/2009/11/09/goce-going-good-as-an-earth-explorer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:29:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Satellite News</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) spacecraft, developed and built by Thales Alenia Space for the European Space Agency (ESA), has completed its in-orbit commissioning and calibration phase, by successfully passing an in-flight test review last week.  &#160;
The satellite’s and the payload’s functionalities have been fully demonstrated and initial results from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thales Alenia Space Taking Ball To Iridium NEXT.</title>
		<link>http://www.satprnews.com/2009/11/04/thales-alenia-space-taking-ball-to-iridium-next/</link>
		<comments>http://www.satprnews.com/2009/11/04/thales-alenia-space-taking-ball-to-iridium-next/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:54:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Satellite News</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ball Aerospace &#38; Technologies Corp. and Thales Alenia Space have agreed to work jointly on the nexgenn satellite constellation Iridium NEXT program. &#160;
Ball Aerospace&#8217;s possible roles and responsibilities would be assembly, integration and test (AI&#38;T) for the Iridium satellites. &#160;
Under the current agreement, Ball Aerospace will apply its payload accommodation experience and product-line approach, leveraging [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ball Aerospace Selected by Thales for Iridium NEXT Integration Role.</title>
		<link>http://www.satprnews.com/2009/10/29/ball-aerospace-selected-by-thales-for-iridium-next-integration-role-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.satprnews.com/2009/10/29/ball-aerospace-selected-by-thales-for-iridium-next-integration-role-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:21:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Satellite News</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOULDER, Colo. &#124; Ball Aerospace &#38; Technologies Corp. and Thales Alenia Space have agreed to work jointly on the next-generation satellite constellation Iridium NEXT program. Ball Aerospace&#8217;s possible roles and responsibilities would be assembly, integration and test (AI&#38;T) for the Iridium satellites. &#160;
Under the current agreement, Ball Aerospace will apply its payload accommodation experience and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ball Aerospace Selected by Thales for Iridium NEXT Integration Role.</title>
		<link>http://www.satprnews.com/2009/10/29/ball-aerospace-selected-by-thales-for-iridium-next-integration-role/</link>
		<comments>http://www.satprnews.com/2009/10/29/ball-aerospace-selected-by-thales-for-iridium-next-integration-role/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:57:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Satellite News</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ball Aerospace &#38; Technologies Corp. and Thales Alenia Space have agreed to work jointly on the next-generation satellite constellation Iridium NEXT program. Ball Aerospace&#8217;s possible roles and responsibilities would be assembly, integration and test (AI&#38;T) for the Iridium satellites. &#160;
Under the current agreement, Ball Aerospace will apply its payload accommodation experience and product-line approach, leveraging [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thales Alenia Space’s Thor 6 satellite leaves Cannes for Kourou.</title>
		<link>http://www.satprnews.com/2009/10/15/thales-alenia-space%e2%80%99s-thor-6-satellite-leaves-cannes-for-kourou/</link>
		<comments>http://www.satprnews.com/2009/10/15/thales-alenia-space%e2%80%99s-thor-6-satellite-leaves-cannes-for-kourou/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:44:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Satellite News</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The European leader in satellite systems, which has a major presence on the Côte d’Azur, has just provided a new telecoms satellite to be launched in space. &#160;
The Thor 6 satellite for Telenor Satellite Broadcasting AS, a subsidiary of Norway’s telecom provider, Telenor, will deliver high power Direct-To-Home (DTH) television broadcasting services over Europe during [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thaicom&#8217;s SatOptions Might Include ProtoStar 1.</title>
		<link>http://www.satprnews.com/2009/10/15/thaicoms-satoptions-might-include-protostar-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.satprnews.com/2009/10/15/thaicoms-satoptions-might-include-protostar-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:33:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Satellite News</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thaicom has recently proposed a procurement option to the Thailand&#8217;s Information and Communications Technology Ministry — the name of the satellite being targeted has not yet been revealed. &#160;
The ministry has asked the Office of the Attorney-General to consider whether Thaicom&#8217;s new option is permissible. The previous option was the Company&#8217;s plan to lease a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>APSTAR 7 Win By Thales Alenia Space.</title>
		<link>http://www.satprnews.com/2009/10/08/apstar-7-win-by-thales-alenia-space/</link>
		<comments>http://www.satprnews.com/2009/10/08/apstar-7-win-by-thales-alenia-space/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:39:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Satellite News</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract with the APT Satellite Company Limited, a leading satellite operator in the Asia Pacific Region, for the design, production, and delivery of a high-capacity telecommunication satellite. The contract also includes Launch Campaign, Training, Launch and Early Operational Phase, In Orbit Tests as well as On Site Support, Dynamic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Satellite&#8217;s Soil And Salinity Studies Soon Starts.</title>
		<link>http://www.satprnews.com/2009/10/05/satellites-soil-and-salinity-studies-soon-starts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.satprnews.com/2009/10/05/satellites-soil-and-salinity-studies-soon-starts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:15:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Satellite News</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) Earth observation satellite has been shipped to the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia where he will start its launch campaign for a Rockot launch planned on November 2nd. SMOS left the Thales Alenia Space plant in Cannes on September 16th. &#160;
SMOS is a joint mission conducted by the European [...]]]></description>
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		<title>O3b Networks Gets Credit Facility, New Reseller In Africa.</title>
		<link>http://www.satprnews.com/2009/10/02/o3b-networks-gets-credit-facility-new-reseller-in-africa/</link>
		<comments>http://www.satprnews.com/2009/10/02/o3b-networks-gets-credit-facility-new-reseller-in-africa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:22:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Satellite News</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two years before commencing operations O3b, the much-anticipated, low-flying satellite, has received a US$465 million buyer credit facility from Coface, the French export credit agency. &#160;
Two years before commencing operations O3b, the much-anticipated, low-flying satellite, has received a US$465 million buyer credit facility from Coface, the French export credit agency. &#160;
Acting on behalf of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Palapa-D Positioned Perfectly.</title>
		<link>http://www.satprnews.com/2009/09/22/palapa-d-positioned-perfectly/</link>
		<comments>http://www.satprnews.com/2009/09/22/palapa-d-positioned-perfectly/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:13:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Satellite News</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thales Alenia Space and Indosat informed that the Launch Early Operation Phase (LEOP) has been successfully completed and the Palapa-D communications satellite is now in the nominal geostationary orbit (GEO). The solar panels and antennas have been deployed, and the payload in-orbit testing (IOT) phase is ready to begin.
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		<title>French Credit Rating Agency To Cover O3b Financing.</title>
		<link>http://www.satprnews.com/2009/09/11/french-credit-rating-agency-to-cover-o3b-financing-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.satprnews.com/2009/09/11/french-credit-rating-agency-to-cover-o3b-financing-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 08:50:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Satellite News</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[O3b Networks informed that Coface, the export credit agency acting on behalf of the French government, has agreed to provide cover in support of a proposed USD465 million buyer credit facility, itself part of a total USD525 million debt package to be extended by a syndicate of banks to O3b Networks. Coface has advised O3b [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eutelsat Statement on Launch of W7 Satellite.</title>
		<link>http://www.satprnews.com/2009/09/09/eutelsat-statement-on-launch-of-w7-satellite/</link>
		<comments>http://www.satprnews.com/2009/09/09/eutelsat-statement-on-launch-of-w7-satellite/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:38:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Satellite News</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) informs that it has inked a contract with International Launch Services (ILS) for the launch in mid-November 2009 of the W7 satellite on an ILS Proton. Built by Thales Alenia Space, the satellite will now undergo final preparation for delivery to the Baikonour Cosmodrome. &#160;
Originally scheduled for launch by Sea [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Palapa-D Pushed Into GTO — A Thales Alenia Space Success.</title>
		<link>http://www.satprnews.com/2009/09/07/palapa-d-pushed-into-gto-%e2%80%94-a-thales-alenia-space-success/</link>
		<comments>http://www.satprnews.com/2009/09/07/palapa-d-pushed-into-gto-%e2%80%94-a-thales-alenia-space-success/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:14:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Satellite News</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve been following along, the Palapa-D satellite, owned by Indosat, ran into difficulties after its lofting by a Chinese launch vehicle. The third stage of that rocket developed problems and the Palapa-D satellite ender up in an incorrect orbit. Rather than accept this malfunction, Thales Alenia Space initiated their own work to see what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thales Alenia Space Rescues Palapa D Satellite.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 10:23:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Palapa D, an Indonesian communications satellite that was reported by officials to have failed to enter orbit, has been captured and is now able to conduct orbiting maneuvers, said manufacturer Thales Alenia Space, in a statement to Chinese press officials, released Aug. 31. &#160;
The satellite was launched Aug. 31 aboard a Long March 3B rocket [...]]]></description>
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