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Archive for September 10th, 2010

New Progress vessel heading for ISS

September 10th, 2010 by

Rocket: Soyuz-U; Payload: Progress M-07M (Progress 39P); Date: 10 September 2010, 1022 UTC; Launch site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The cargo vessel is to dock with the International Space Station at 1158 UTC on 12 September 2010.

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Metop-C to be launched by Soyuz

September 10th, 2010 by

The European meteorological satellite organisation EUMETSAT has chosen Arianespace to launch its new satellite, Metop-C.

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New Chinese TV satellite has helium leak – report

September 10th, 2010 by

China’s recently launched Sinosat 6 (a.k.a. Xinnuo 6, Chinasat 6A) broadcast satellite reportedly suffers from a helium leak that will significantly shorten the spacecraft’s life time.

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ESA’s new Formation Flying Test Bed

September 10th, 2010 by

ESA said that a new software testbed allows the agency and industrial teams to get to grips with multiple-satellite missions to come, starting with Proba-3.

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The Effect of Watching TV and Eating at the Same Time

September 10th, 2010 by

There is nothing wrong when a person eats and watches cable television at the same time. But what would be the effect of a person through this kind of situation?
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Cable Vs Satellite TV – Straight Talk

September 10th, 2010 by

For many years, television viewers were accustomed to putting up their antennas to receive signals from their local television stations. This allowed them to watch a limited number of programs provided by their local stations. As technology advanced, along came satellite TV and what a difference it has made to home entertainment.
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Digital Vs Analog Video Signals

September 10th, 2010 by

As technology advances, so do our expectations of it; this alone seems to create some of the speed at which technology advances. In some cases, however, it is possible to create a temporary halt to progress as everyone else catches up. This is the issue between digital vs. analog video signals.
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