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Archive for December 9th, 2010

Falcon 9 carried small satellite, big cheese

December 9th, 2010 by

The U.S. Army’s Space and Missile Defense Command – Operational Nanosatellite Effect, or SMDC-ONE, launched on the Falcon 9/COTS Demo 1 mission as a secondary payload. The primary payload for this flight was the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft – which itself carried a payload, too.
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First JWST primary mirror segment finishes final cryotest

December 9th, 2010 by

The first completely finished primary mirror segment for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has passed its final cryotest in the X-ray & Cryogenic Facility at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
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Frequency Electronics announces satellite contract

December 9th, 2010 by

Frequency Electronics Inc. has received an order for approximately US$5 million under a contract to supply timing and microwave frequency sources for a communications satellite programme involving multiple satellites.
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Cisco updates space router, debuts first VoIP call from space

December 9th, 2010 by

Cisco announced the results of the latest Internet Routing in Space (IRIS) testing, marking the first-ever software upgrade of an Internet Protocol (IP) router aboard a commercial satellite while in orbit. In addition, Cisco completed the industry’s first Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) call made without the use of any terrestrial infrastructure to route the call.
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Satellite TV and DVRs: Are You On The Right Track?

December 9th, 2010 by

As all satellite TV users are well aware, one of the greatest things about this increasingly popular form of home entertainment is the wide programming variety it has to offer. If you have a satellite subscription, there will never not be anything on TV that you want to watch. In fact, many times there are too many things on throughout the day that you want to see, but not enough time to watch them. Also, multiple programs that you are interested in may be aired simultaneously, making it impossible to catch them all. So, what do you do to make sure you do not have to miss anything?

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Get Premium Channels Like HBO With Satellite TV

December 9th, 2010 by

The world of television entertainment has expanded greatly with the advent of satellite tv. This television viewing service has been the impetus for the expansion of television programming in terms of offering more entertainment options. It has reinforced the success of premium television channels like HBO and Showtime by giving them room to grow. These premium cable channels and others like them have been able to physically expand into a series of channels that each offers something for everyone. Now there are more channels and also more shows available for your viewing pleasure thanks to the innovation of satellite tv.

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Cable TV 101: How Important Is It To The Youthful Communities?

December 9th, 2010 by

In order to have some fun, our parents provide everything for us to be happy at all times. But we must consider that in order to make them happy, we must give value to it.
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How Cable TV Packages Attract Customers?

December 9th, 2010 by

How cable TV packages attract customers within their area? What makes you think that attraction is the best key to generate lots of customers and subscribers to your cable TV packages?

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