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APT Satellite Holdings Ltd. interim results H1 2010

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APT Satellite Holdings Limited announced its unaudited interim results for the six months ending 30 June 2010.

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Monitor E five years in orbit

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A Rokot launch vehicle lifted off at the Plesetsk Launch Base on 26 August 2005 to place the Monitor E Earth observation small satellite in orbit. This experimental small EO spacecraft was the first built by Khrunichev. The 750-kg satellite is designed to support studies of Earth’s resources from a 540-km orbit.

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Metop-A completes 20,000th orbit

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Metop-A, Europe’s first polar-orbiting satellite dedicated to operational meteorology, has completed its 20,000th orbit of the Earth.

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Satellite Television and Education Go Hand in Hand

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Television started life as an entertainment medium. However since then it has matured and is now also regarded as means of developing a viewer’s education. Many subjects in the form of documentaries are incorporated in dedicated channels that show programs devoted to a particular subject. Because of the superior transmission qualities of satellite TV, this form of television is best adapted to showing those programs that rely on visual content.
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Monitor Your Online Sales on Satellite TV

August 27th, 2010 by

It is important for a satellite TV provider to check their sales and revenue on a regular basis. Why is it that most satellite TV providers need to monitor their daily sales?
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Satellite TV 101 – Donate For a Cause

August 27th, 2010 by

If you’re familiar about charitable institutions, it is like more on donating for something. For cable and satellite TV providers, what are their roles in donating money and TV sets to them?
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Why Cable TV Subscribers Love High Definition

August 27th, 2010 by

Cable and satellite TV are one of the reasons why we are not very sad at home. It is a perfect instrument for all of us in terms of entertainment and education.
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Portable Satellite Dish – RV Satellite Dish Tips

August 27th, 2010 by

Today’s technology is getting more and more advanced at a stunning speed. Now a day’s connection of direct satellite Internet is possible. It is expensive too. We hope, scientists will invent some ways to decrease its cost by using advancing technology.
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