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Top Stories:
Astrium Contracted to Deliver HellasSat
Astrium SAS has been contracted to deliver HellasSat by spring 2003. [full article]

Proton Launches Miltary Reconnaissance Spacecraft
A Proton K/DM-5 successfully launched Arkon 2 from Baikonur Cosmodrome at 1513 on July 25. [full article]

Ariane Wins Helios IIA Launch
Arianespace signed a contract with CNES to launch Helios IIA. [full article]

July 24, 2002
SSTL to Launch 8 DMC Satellites on 3 Kosmos Rockets
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) of the UK signed a contract with Rosoboronexport (RBE) of Russia to launch 8 microsatellites on 3 Kosmos rockets from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome during 2002-2004. [full article]

July 17, 2002
Loral Awarded Contract to Build 60 Satellites for Globalstar 2GHz Constellation
Globalstar has awarded Space Systems / Loral (SS/L) a contract for design and future construction of its 2 GHz satellite system. [full article]

July 12, 2002
Volna Launches Mini-Shuttle Demonstrator From Submarine
A Volna rocket launched a mini-shuttle demonstrator spacecraft at 0058 UTC from a Russian submarine located in the Barents Sea on July 12. [full article]

July 12, 2002
Kosmos 3M Successfully Launches Two Classified Spacecraft
A Volna rocket launched a mini-shuttle demonstrator spacecraft at 0058 UTC from a Russian submarine located in the Barents Sea on July 12. [full article]

July 5, 2002
Ariane 5 Launches Two Telecommunication Spacecraft
An Ariane 5 successfully launched 2 telecommunication satellites from Kourou, pad ELA 3 at 2321 UTC on July 5. [full article]

July 3, 2002
Delta 2 Launches Comet Nucleus Tour Spacecraft
A Boeing Delta 2 7425 rocket successfully launched NASA's Comet Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR) spacecraft from Cape Canaveral, pad SLC 17A at 0647:41 UTC on July 3. [full article]

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