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Archive for November 24th, 2009

Dish Network Business TV

November 24th, 2009 by

Dish network delivers corporate message to a large audience across the United States. Now the national launching of a product has become much easier and least time consuming with modern technology. Read the article to know more about company’s business TV.

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Russia launches next-gen spy satellite

November 24th, 2009 by

Rocket: Soyuz-U; Payload: Kosmos 2455; Date: 20 November 2009, 1044 UTC; Site: Plesetsk, Russia. The military satellite was deployed in an initial 200 km x 905 km x 67.2 degrees orbit nine minutes after lift-off.
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Atlas V lofts Intelsat-14

November 24th, 2009 by

Rocket: Atlas V 431; Payload: Intelsat-14 (IS-14); Date: 23 November 2009, 0655 UTC; Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, USA. Successful spacecraft separation occurred nearly two hours after lift-off.
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W7 launch likely delayed by Russian-Kazakh row over Proton

November 24th, 2009 by

The launch of a Proton-M/Briz-M with Eutelsat’s W7 satellite from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, was postponed for (at least) 24 hours. There are no technical issues concerning the Proton rocket or the satellite; the delay seems to have been caused by the Kazakh government.
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Update: MDA to provide components for two new Ekspress satellites

November 24th, 2009 by

Thales Alenia Space has confirmed it was no longer involved in the construction of the Ekspress-AM5 and -AM6 satellites that are being built by ISS Reshetnev. TAS apparently has been replaced by Canada’s MDA.
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ISS Reshetnev to build three Earth remote sensing satellites

November 24th, 2009 by

The Russian Ministry of Agriculture has awarded a contract to Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems for the manufacture of three Kosmos-CX satellites intended for remote sensing observations and monitoring of agricultural lands over the whole Russian territory.
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Inmarsat to buy Segovia

November 24th, 2009 by

Inmarsat plc announced the acquisition of the business and assets of Segovia, Inc., a provider of secure Internet protocol managed solutions and services to the United States Army and other U.S. military services and government agencies.
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What is Dish Net TV and What You Should Know Upon Subscribing

November 24th, 2009 by

Currently there are two major dish net TV providers in the US, Dish Network being one of them. Almost all that people know about Dish Net TV is that it provides high quality signal and hundreds of channels. In this article I will explain in more detail what exactly that is in order for you to be able to make a more informed choice when you are subscribing.
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