1.   Kilowatt-size ion drives do exist and some satellites use ion engines for manoeuvring purposes.

2.   Fifty-nine minutes after takeoff, Defense Department satellites used to track missile launches around the world picked up a bright flash off the Atlantic Coast of Africa.

3.   The MOUSE program later produced the first reconnaissance satellites used over the Soviet Union.

4.   The satellite uses radar to measure changing sea-surface heights with extraordinary precision.

5.   The technology is already used by satellites to gaze through military camouflage or distinguish water and land masses for global maps.

6.   Al-Bayati said some of the weapons were buried in farms to avoid detection by the spy planes and satellites used by the weapons inspectors.

7.   In later years, the satellite will use the antenna to relay to Earth data gathered by other probes both in orbit around Mars and operating on its surface.

8.   The satellite will later use its own boosters to reach its permanent, geostationary orbit.

9.   The satellite will be using an orbital slot registered with the International Telecommunications Union by Singapore.

10.   The satellite will be using an orbital slot that is registered with International Telecommunications Union by Singapore.