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CesiumAstro to scale operations with $470 million in equity and debt financing

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Singapore forms national space agency and teams with Airbus, ST Engineering to field four-satellite SAR LEO constellation

ST Engineering to Deploy Four-Satellite SAR LEO Constellation by 2027 as Singapore Launches Space Agency

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Laurent Jaffart appointed Director of Resilience, Navigation and Connectivity

ESA Appoints Laurent Jaffart as Director of its New Resilience, Navigation and Connectivity Directorate

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