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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:

Teledesic Terminates Satellite Contract With Motorola
Teledesic LLC has ended its agreement with Motorola Inc. to provide it with satellites. [full article]

Intersputnik Proposes Small Satellite GSO Network
Intersputnik is setting up a joint venture to produce, launch and operate a small telecoms satellite netrwork to be called Intersputnik-100M. [full article]

Ariane Launches NSAT 110 For Two Japanese Companies
An Ariane 42L successfully launched NSAT 110 at 2300 UTC on October 5 from Kourou. [full article]

Successful Proton Launch Replenishes GLONASS Constellation
A Proton K/DM-2 successfully launched 3 multiple-manifested GLONASS satellites from Baikonur Cosmodrome at 1412 UTC on October 13. [full article]

SpaceHab ISS Enterprise To Be Based On Progress Design
The commercial International Space Station module, “Enterprise”, being developed by Spacehab Inc. and RSC Energia, will be based on a stretched version of the Progress spacecraft used to deliver cargo to Mir and ISS. [full article]

Shuttle Discovery Launches To ISS Carrying Z-1 Truss
The Space Shuttle Discovery successfully launched from Kennedy Space Center, pad 39A, at 2317 UTC (4:17 p.m. PDT) on October 11. [full article]

Pegasus Launches NASA’s HETE 2 From Kwajelein
Orbital’s Pegasus successfully launched NASA’s HETE 2 at 0538 UTC on October 9, from Kwajalein Missile Range. [full article]

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October 16, 2000