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The countdown has begun for the launch of the telecommunications satellite Insat-4B, primarily meant for direct to home (DTH) television services, on Sunday from Kourou in French Guyana.
Final preparations for the launch of the satellite on board the Ariane-5 are complete.

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The British military is set to take one of its most significant steps into the digital age with the launch of the first Skynet 5 satellite.
The spacecraft will deliver secure, high-bandwidth communications for UK and "friendly" forces across the globe.
It is part of a multi-billion-pound project that will allow the Army, Royal Navy and RAF to pass much more data, faster between command centres.
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