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| 10.10.2008 |
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Launch Service Execs Discuss Launch Prices 
[Satellite News 10-09-08] The spiralling cost of launch services remains a major concern for fixed satellite services (FSS) operators around the globe. “I believe satellites and launchers are too expensive,” Eutelsat CEO...
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| 09.29.2008 |
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Analyst: SpaceX Now Faces Real Test with Falcon 9
[Satellite News 09-29-08] After six years and three failed attempts, Space Exploration Technology Corp. (SpaceX) launched the first privately funded, liquid-fuelled rocket into orbit Sept. 28, the company said. The Falcon 1 rocket, which...
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| 09.22.2008 |
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New Arianespace Rocket Order Signals Increase of Capacity
[Satellite News 09-22-08] Arianespace’s recent order for ten Soyuz launch vehicles from the Russian space agency, Roskosmos, represents an investment in increased launch capacity and scale according to the Arianespace President, Clayton Mowry...
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| 09.09.2008 |
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Launch Service Costs Dominate CEO Panel
[Satellite News – 09-0908] CEOs of the globe’s largest commercial satellite operators says that despite the overall credit crunch, there are expecting good revenue growth over the next few years. “We are still experiencing...
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| 08.08.2008 |
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Air Force to Transfer Launch Complex to Space Florida
[Satellite Today 08-08-08] U.S. Air Force Space Command plans to sell Space Launch Complex (SLC) 36 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., to the state of Florida, the organizations announced Aug. 7. The proposed action would grant the...
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| 07.01.2008 |
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ITAR Dilemma: Finding The Balance Between Regulation And Profit
America’s commercial space industry holds a dominant position in the global market, but due to a number of factors, other countries are beginning to gain more market share. Many small suppliers maintain that the primary problem is the International...
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| 07.01.2008 |
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Launch Vehicles: Key To Industry Performance
The importance of the launch sector to the growth of the global satellite communications industry was highlighted in 2007, as two of the three major providers suffered failures, forcing some operators to adjust their launch plans or delay some key business...
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| 06.02.2008 |
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Rival CEOs Give Reaction to Khrunichev/ILS Deal
[Satellite News – 06-02-08] Rival CEOs of launch service providers have not been surprised by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center’s swoop for a majority interest in International Launch Services (ILS), which the two companies...
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| 05.23.2008 |
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Khrunichev, ILS Officials Detail Quality plans
[Satellite News – 5-23-08] Khrunichev Space Center and International Launch Services (ILS) have initiated a quality initiative for Khrunichev and its subcontractors to assure future Proton customers that their satellites will reach orbit...
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| 05.20.2008 |
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Khrunichev, ILS Set Up Quality Initiative For Proton Rocket
[Satellite News – 5-20-08] Khrunichev Space Center and International Launch Services (ILS) have initiated a quality initiative for Khrunichev and its subcontractors, the two organizations announced April 24. Khrunichev manufactures...
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| 05.07.2008 |
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Sea Launch Shares Land Launch Strategy
[Satellite News – 5-7-08] The inaugural flight of the Zenit-3SLB Land Launch vehicle carried the Amos-3 satellite into space April 28 from Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan, the culmination of a program initiated in 2003 to provide more options for...
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| 04.15.2008 |
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EchoStar Hit Harder by Satellite Loss - Analysts
[Satellite News - 4-15-08] SES has confirmed the worst-case scenario for the AMC-14 satellite, declaring the spacecraft a total loss April 11. The loss is a blow to SES, but will create more problems for EchoStar, which had been banking on AMC-14 to help...
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| 03.27.2008 |
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Sea Launch CEO: Launch Industry Resilient
[Satellite News – 3-26-08] After being grounded for more than a year, Sea Launch looks to have recovered from its January 2007 launch failure, and “regained our stride” with the launch of DirecTV-11 March 19, said CEO Rob Peckham...
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| 03.25.2008 |
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Impact Of Proton Failure Ripples Through Industry
[Satellite News – 3-25-08] The impact of the Proton launch failure continued to resonate through the satellite industry, with EchoStar insisting that the uncertain fate of the AMC-14 satellite will not delay the expansion of its high-definition...
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| 03.20.2008 |
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Boeing: Delta Rockets ‘Attractive Choice' For Commercial Customers
[Satellite News – 3-20-08] Boeing Launch Services could take up the slack if Russia's Proton rocket is grounded for an extended period following the March 15 failure of a mission for International Launch Services (ILS), a Boeing executive said...
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| 03.19.2008 |
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Arianespace CEO: ‘Two Launch Services Industries Now’
[Satellite News – 3-19-08] With AMC-14 failing to reach its intended orbit following a problem with its Russian Proton launch vehicle, the launch services industry again faces an uncertain period. This is the second failure since...
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| 03.17.2008 |
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Proton Failure May Have Impact On Launch, Pay-TV Markets
[Satellite News – 3-17-08] A Proton Breeze M rocket suffered its second failure in six months when a problem with the vehicle's second stage left SES Americom's AMC-14 short of its intended orbit March 15. The satellite, which news...
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| 03.15.2008 |
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Proton Upper Stage Failure Leaves AMC-14 In Wrong Orbit
[Satellite Today – 3-15-08] An SES Americom AMC-14 satellite failed to reach its planned orbit after a Proton rocket suffered a second stage failure, Khrunichev and International Launch Services (ILS) announced March 15. ...
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| 01.29.2008 |
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Sea Launch Has Record Year Planned
[Satellite News – 1-29-08] Sea Launch has recovered from its launch failure a year ago and is planning a record-setting year that includes the inauguration of its new Land Launch service, Sea Launch President and General Manager Rob Peckham, said Jan...
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| 01.15.2008 |
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Sea Launch Back On Track
[Satellite News – 1-15-08] Sea Launch returned to flight with the launch of the Thuraya-3 mobile communications satellite Jan. 15, the first mission since the January 2007 failure of the Zenit-3SL vehicle carrying a satellite for SES New Skies. ...
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