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Rocket: Chang Zheng 4B; Payload: Zi Yuan 3 [ZY-3], VesselSat 2; Date: 9 January 2012, 0317 UTC; Launch site: Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China. The remote-sensing satellite, which had a lift-off mass of 2,650 kg, entered an orbit of 500 km above the Earth about 12 minutes after it was launched.
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The European Space Agency has published a list of events with ESA participation in 2012. Among them is the inaugural flight of the Vega, which has slipped to February.
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An engine firing on 11 January will be the biggest manoeuvre that NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) spacecraft will perform on its flight between Earth and Mars. The manoeuvre is designed to impart a velocity change of about 5.5 meters per second.
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“Today there is no clarity why the propulsion unit on board Fobos-Grunt failed to start. It is also unclear why our satellites often have failures at the time when they fly out of range (of Russian ground control) where we don’t see the vehicle and do not receive telemetry from it. There is no wish to accuse anybody, but today there are very powerful means of influence on spacecraft and the possibility of their use can not be excluded.” – Vladimir Popovkin, head of the Russian space agency Roskosmos, in an interview with the Izvestiya daily.
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The HD TV (High Definition TV) is catching the imaginations of users worldwide, and most homes in the US like elsewhere are increasingly opting to buy one for their homes. Prices of HD has fallen over the years dramatically; 30% and even more. If you are one of those who are planning to go for HD, there are a few things that you will need to understand before you take the final plunge.
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The case in support for satellite TV is the transportability and the easy accessibility. However, the competition between the various subscribers is so intense that it is a no holds barred situation for most of the companies.
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