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SPACEandTECH Digest is a weekly roundup of the latest space news.  Our concise summaries are selected because they address topics or areas of interest to the space industry professional.  

In this issue:

Ariane Wins Launch of Two Insat Satellites
India has selected Ariane to launch Insat 3A and Insat 3C. [full article]

EUMETSAT Signs With Starsem for Soyuz Launches of MetOp
EUMETSAT signed a contract with Starsem for the launch of two MetOp satellites. [full article]

Loral Awarded Contract to Build Satmex 6

Satmex plans to invest US$300 million to have Loral build a new satellite, Satmex 6. [full article]

Intelsat Seeking Bids to Build Broadband Satellite System
Intelsat will solicit proposals for the purchase of a next-generation multi-beam broadband satellite system. [full article]

Alcatel Space Expanding Satellite Manufacturing Capacity
Alcatel Space is ramping up its satellite production capability to fulfill new and expected future contracts. [full article]

NEC / Toshiba Join Satellite Ventures
NEC Corp. and Toshiba Corp. plan to consolidate their aerospace operations into a yet to be named joint venture by April 2001. [full article]

FCC Adopts NGSO Ku-band Sharing Plan; SkyBridge License Closer
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) opened up the Ku-band spectrum to Non Geostationary Orbit (NGSO) satellite systems removing the last major regulatory hurdle SkyBridge faces in receiving an FCC license. [full article]

Space Imaging “Half-Meter Resolution” License Approved
The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has granted Space Imaging Inc. a license to sell extremely high-resolution satellite photographs. [full article]

USAF Awards Boeing Fee for Delta 4 Heavy First Flight
The U.S. Air Force awarded an increase to a its Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) development contract with Boeing to pay for the first flight of the Delta 4 heavy. [full article]

ESA Renames FIRST to Herschel Space Observatory
The European Space Agency (ESA) has renamed the Far Infrared and Submillimeter Telescope (FIRST) to Herschel Space Observatory. [full article]


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