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Archive for May 26th, 2010

Space shuttle Atlantis lands safely

May 26th, 2010 by

Space shuttle Atlantis and six astronauts ended a 12-day journey of more than 7.7 million kilometers with a 1248 UTC landing on 26 May at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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GOES-12 begins coverage of South America

May 26th, 2010 by

NOAA last month started shifting the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) -12 spacecraft from its previous GOES-EAST position, at 75 degrees West, to its new orbital location at 60 degrees West.

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AzerSat 1 to use Measat’s 46 degrees East slot

May 26th, 2010 by

Azerbaijan signed an agreement on leasing an orbital position owned by Malaysia’s Measat, the Azerbaijani communication ministry said.

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Northrop Grumman tests first airborne Ka-band satellite terminal

May 26th, 2010 by

Northrop Grumman Corporation has successfully completed flight testing of the first airborne terminal system to be certified for connection to the Wideband Global Satellite (WGS).

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The Future of TV is Moving Online

May 26th, 2010 by

The world of IT is entering the satellite and cable television competition. IPTV is the newest form of television following high-definition. IPTV is simply internet protocol television.
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