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Archive for January, 2007

Ondas Media Signs Dutch Broadcast Deal

January 15th, 2007 by

Ondas Media, a European satellite media company, has signed a deal with Dutch broadcaster Talpa Radio B.V as Ondas looks to build its satellite radio business in Europe. Talpa Radio…

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Virgin America To Offer Dish Network In Every Seat

January 15th, 2007 by

Virgin America will offer EchoStar Communications Corp.’s Dish Network on all flights, the airline…

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Skynet 5A Reaches French Guiana

January 15th, 2007 by

The Skynet 5A military telecommunications satellite has been delivered to French Guiana in advance of its launch aboard an Arianespace Ariane 5 in…

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New Chinese weather satellite comes alive

January 13th, 2007 by

China Meteorological Administration (CMA) received the first set of images from the recently launched weather satellite Fengyun-2D (FY-2D) on Friday afternoon.

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Cartosat 2 sends first images

January 13th, 2007 by

The Panchromatic camera (PAN) on board ISRO’s latest remote sensing satellite, Cartosat 2, was switched on today through a series of commands issued from the Spacecraft Control Centre of ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) at Bangalore.

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Ball Aerospace, NASA achieve key technology milestone for JWST

January 13th, 2007 by

A team of engineers from Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. and NASA have successfully met the criteria needed to demonstrate Technology Readiness Level 6 (TRL-6) for the Wavefront Sensing and Control for the James Webb Space Telescope, a measure used by NASA to assess the maturity of evolving technologies.

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First flight of Indian cryogenic stage before March 2007

January 13th, 2007 by

India’s first Geo-Synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) equipped with an indigenous cryogenic engine will be launched before March next year, said R. V. Perumal, director of ISRO’s Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC).

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Near Earth Adds Advisory Board Members

January 12th, 2007 by

Near Earth LLC has added three members to its advisory board, the company announced…

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