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Here is the information about a domain life:

1- From available for registration (1-10 year tearm)

2- Domain expired

3- Grace period (0-45 days, after domain expired date)

4- Redemtion grace period (30 days after grace period)

5- Pending delete (5 days after redemtion grace period)

6- Released available.

It is about 80 days from the expired date, a domain can be available for public registration again.

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(Source from http://www.icann.org)