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			PARIS -- Russian satellite-fleet operator Gascom, flush with cash from a booming domestic and regional business, plans to quadruple its satellite capacity by 2015 by launching eight new satellites, the Moscow-based company said Feb. 22.
			Gilat's Strong Performance Attracts Interest
			PARIS -- Gilat Satellite Networks of Israel, a builder of satellite ground equipment, will decide "in the coming weeks" on a strategic transaction, but company officials declined Feb. 21 to confirm a buyout offer from Mivtach Shamir Holdings Ltd.
			SES To Order Its Largest Satellite Ever from Loral
			MUNICH, Germany -- SES is expected to order its biggest-ever satellite from Space Systems/Loral, a 70-transponder satellite called NSS-14 that will be launched in late 2010 into SES New Skies' 22 degrees west orbital slot, according to industry officials.
			Europe Urged to Give Allies Access to Galileo's Best Signal
			MUNICH, Germany -- The vice president of the European Commission said Feb. 21 that the United States and other European allies should have access to the encrypted service of Europe's future Galileo satellite navigation system, just as U.S. allies have access to the military signals of the U.S. GPS system.
			Navy Missile Scores Pinpoint Hit on Wayward Spy Satellite
			HONOLULU (AP) -- A U.S. Navy cruiser blasted a disabled spy satellite with a pinpoint missile strike that achieved the main mission of exploding a tank of toxic fuel 130 miles (210 kilometers) above the Pacific Ocean, defense officials said.
			Marshall Chief Calls for Unity Behind Ares
			WASHINGTON -- The director of NASA's main rocket development center urged aerospace contractors to get with the program and stop second-guessing the decision to use space shuttle-heritage hardware to launch future astronaut crews to Earth orbit and beyond.
			Taurus 2 Central to Orbital's Winning COTS Proposal
			WASHINGTON -- Orbital Sciences Corp. beat out 12 other teams to win a NASA Space Act Agreement award worth $171 million to build and demonstrate a new expendable rocket along with logistics modules capable of delivering cargo to the international space station.
			SES Prepares to Order Two Satellites
			PARIS -- Satellite-fleet operator SES expects to order two new satellites in the coming weeks, increasing the number of satellites under construction to 10, to reinforce its coverage in North and South America, and the trans-Atlantic region, SES Chief Executive Romain Bausch said Feb. 18.
			China Weighs in on U.S. plan to Down Failed Satellite
			WASHINGTON -- China has raised concerns about the U.S. decision to try and shoot down a failed spy satellite using a modified sea-based missile interceptor.
			Russia Says U.S. Plan to Shoot Down Damaged Spy Satellite Could Be Missile Test
			MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia's Defense Ministry said Saturday that U.S. military plans to shoot down a damaged spy satellite carrying toxic fuel could be a veiled test of U.S. missiles' capability to down enemy satellites.
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