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Archive for March 14th, 2007

International Space Station module from Japan arrives at NASA

March 14th, 2007 by

The Experiment Logistics Module Pressurised Section for the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) recently arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA.

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Globecomm receives two contracts from Asia

March 14th, 2007 by

Globecomm Systems Inc. has been awarded two contracts valued at US$5.0 million to design, install and commission direct-to-home (DTH) video infrastructure in Asia.

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Multichoice to use Intelsat capacity for mobile TV trial

March 14th, 2007 by

South African direct-to-home (DTH) television provider MultiChoice has selected Intelsat to support its mobile broadcast TV trial in the metropolitan areas of Johannesburg, Soweto, Pretoria and Cape Town.

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INSAT 4B another step closer to geostationary orbit

March 14th, 2007 by

In the second orbit raising manoeuvre, the Liquid Apogee Motor (LAM) on board the recently launched INSAT-4B was fired for 41 minutes.

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Launch updates: Ariane 5 ECA, Falcon 1

March 14th, 2007 by

Tentative launch dates have been announced for the next Ariane 5 ECA and for SpaceX’s second Falcon 1 demo flight.

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Hotbird 2 has power problem

March 14th, 2007 by

Eutelsat’s Hot Bird 2 has suffered an anomaly in its power sub-system, the company said.

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NDS Makes Indian Appointment

March 14th, 2007 by

Kishore Shirekar has been named general manager for NDS India as conditional access and middleware vendor NDS aims for improved performance…

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Hughes To Offer DSL Coverage Throughout USA

March 14th, 2007 by

Hughes Network Systems is offering enterprise users nationwide broadband coverage with a choice of DSL and/or satellite technologies, the company announced March…

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