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Archive for February 5th, 2010

Experience the Change in Technology With Digital TV

February 5th, 2010 by

An individual can experience advancement in technology with the Digital TV. In the modern age, more and more people are opting the digital television.

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Comparing Cable Services and Service Using Satellite Dishes

February 5th, 2010 by

The competition that cable companies use these days to get your business is really great for the customer. The all have package deals at great prices. I am going to show you how to get internet and cable on satellite dishes. As with cable companies there are also satellite companies who offer even better package deals than the cable providers. I will take you on a tour of the services available to you.

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Installation of Satellite Dish

February 5th, 2010 by

Satellite TV dish or satellite TV equipment is one of the most well known dish TV equipment through which the satellite signals are collected. Though the satellite TV Dish installation for Dish Network comes for free, you can also install it by yourself in a few easy steps.
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Record-breaking weather satellite to be retired by year-end

February 5th, 2010 by

Europe’s series of Meteosat satellites has been improving the accuracy of weather forecasts for over 30 years. Meteosat-6 has recently broken the record for the operational life of one of these robust missions – but its days are numbered.
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Two new Russian contracts for MDA

February 5th, 2010 by

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. said it has signed two contracts with a combined worth of more than US$60 million with the Russian Radio Research and Development Institute (NIIR).
Other Posts:Changing Scenario of Satellite TVHotbird 10, NSS-9, SPIRALE pre-launch detailsMore problems during GIOVE B testing, reportSea Launch Inks Satellite Agreement With SESBNS Presents Nautilus Middleware For IPTV, Internet TVRussia plans new military relay satelliteGIOVE-A operations extended for another yearOnly nine satellite in GLONASS constellation operational

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Taiwan to develop indigenous imaging sensor for FormoSat 5

February 5th, 2010 by

Taiwan’s National Space Organisation (NSPO) announced the formation of a group specifically for researching, developing and manufacturing an optical remote sensing instrument to fly on FormoSat 5, the country’s next Earth-observation satellite to be launched in 2013.
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Tranquility, Cupola ready for launch to complete ISS assembly

February 5th, 2010 by

NASA’s space shuttle Endeavour is undergoing final preparation for the STS-130 mission that will complete the basic assembly for the “non-Russian segment” of the ISS.
Other Posts:Orbital Express satellites successfully separate, remateRaytheon tests data transfer on environmental satellite systemMisconceptions About Satellite TVRadiation-resistant carbon-nanotube memory testedDRS Technologies to provide satellite bandwidth for DISNMicroSat Systems selects Saft’s Li-ion batteries for Orbcomm satellitesNRO head resignsSirius Satellite Radio results Q3 2006

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Political controversy once again hits Eutelsat

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Once more, Eutelsat finds itself at the centre of a controversy in which a broadcaster accuses the satellite operator of censorship. In this case, state-funded Georgian Public Broadcaster GPB claims Eutelsat succumbed to Russian pressure by taking GPB’s Russian-language channel off the W7 satellite. Eutelsat firmly denied all allegations.
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