| Fifth In The Nineth Series
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Intelsat 905 was successfully orbited by Ariane 44L.
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| Express A In Orbit
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In August, Russian communications operator GPKS will start operations of Express A4, a replacement for Express A1 lost in October 1999.
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| The Seventh 702th, Or Eighth Start Of Sea Launch
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Galaxy 3C launched on June 15 is the first BSS-702 to use old and reliable solar panel from the 601 series. Original solar panels of BSS-702 with solar concentrators proved to be unreliable as exhaust of oboard thrusters ruined their efficiency.
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| Two More Iridiums In Orbit
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On June 20, converted Rockot launch vehicle orbited two Iridiums to be used in the U.S. communications system of mainly military nature.
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| NOAA-17 In Orbit
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Another U.S. polar weather satellite was launched.
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