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Right now, free to air also known as FTA is a big deal. Many independent shows on television are all thanks to FTA. You might be watching one of those shows on Sunday morning if you can’t quite get to church.

South Korea’s government officially approved the launch of the country’s first space rocket, the KSLV 1 or Naro.
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Progress M-62 de-orbited
Intelsat introduces solution for rural cellular backhaul services
Uplit Renews Contract For Satellite Uplink Services For Cox Sports TV
Glentel Launches Satellite Hub
Iran says its satellite completed mission
ULA Successfully Launches First EELV Atlas 5
Seventy-five years of GPS IIR in orbit
Telesat’s Anik-F3 ‘Performing Normally’ Despite Published Rumor

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An United Launch Alliance Atlas V/Centaur rocket will launch NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)/Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) mission on a quest to investigate the moon on 17 June from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
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Speck Signs Licensing Partnership with Sirius Satellite Radio
Update: NASA selects SpaceX, RpK for COTS programme
BSkyB Links Up With Emuse
Raytheon sensor passes space simulation test
AAS gets order for German milsats
Telesat Anik F3 Placed Into Orbit
South Africa Approves Establishment Of Space Agency
Aurora to study balloon launches from the surface of Mars

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Scientists at The Aerospace Corporation are analysing data received from a 6.4 kg nanosatellite they developed to test a new generation of solar cells.
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ICO Signs Deal With ILS
Northrop Grumman completes LOX/methane engine
Orbital Sciences wins NASA COTS recompetition
TacSat 2 completes mission
Progress M-60 de-orbited after five extra days for science
Progress M-01M undocks from ISS
QinetiQ Outfits Helicopters With Satcom Systems In Under 12 Weeks
THEOS launch problems reportedly resolved

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Iridium Satellite LLC reported consolidated financial results for the three months ended 31 March 2009.
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Eutelsat orders W2A from Alcatel Alenia
Lockheed Martin Completes Reviews For GPS-3, MUOS
BSkyB Continues To Put Faith In DayPort
NASA celebrates Landsat 5 anniversary
Garmin Introduces aviation device GPSMAP 496
Thrane & Thrane To Introduce Aero-SB
The DirecTV Group, Inc. results Q1 2009
BAE and SSTL to deliver processor for Chandrayaan-1

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Millions of people have already made the switch to satellite television because of all the wonderful things that it offers. You will find great programming variety, clear channels, the best high definition programming and sports channels, as well as stellar customer service.