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Archive for April 5th, 2012

NASA awards launch contract for GOES-R and GOES-S missions

April 5th, 2012 by

NASA has selected United Launch Services to launch the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites-R and S, or GOES-R and GOES-S.Other Posts:Indonesia wants slot backNorthrop Grumman Corp. (Aerospace Systems) results Q2 2009Seven Ways for Sports Fans to Maximize Their Television TimeFive years ago: Huygens lands on TitanBCE Sees Uptick In RevenuesSirius XM Radio results Q3 2009Marlink renews and expands contract with TSBcDelay of the day: I-4 F3

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European Space Agency opens ‘Navipedia’

April 5th, 2012 by

Satellite navigation is progressing swiftly, in fact so swiftly that its printed textbooks can’t keep pace – so ESA has introduced its own wiki-based information source, Navipedia, which is also the first ever ESA technical wiki opened to the public.Other Posts:Update: Rokot launches several satellitesThe Unbeatable Performance of Digital TV To CustomersAsia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings Limited interim results H1 2008Most advanced commercial spysat launched by Delta IISATCOM C-4 put in graveyard orbitEtisalat secures capacity on Intelsat 15How To Choose The Right Satellite TV Provider Between Dish Network Vs DirecTVObituary: Dan Olmstead

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Satellite TV Industry Revolutionizing the Way We Watch TV

April 5th, 2012 by me

Los Angeles, Calif. , April 5, 2012- The Satellite TV  industry is in the midst of a revolution according to a report by IBISWorld. Satellite TV providers  supply popular family shows, news, movies, sports, documentaries and other products to a growing swarm of eager subscribers willing to pay for in-home entertainment. For example, the introduction of high-definition (HD) TV vastly improved the quality of shows and attracted subscribers even as disposable income dropped during the Great Recession.

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