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Sea Launch Company L.L.C. and Sea Launch Limited Partnership and subsidiaries have filed voluntary petitions to reorganise under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware in Wilmington.
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C-COM Satellite Systems Inc. said it has developed a proprietary inclined orbit satellite tracking algorithm which will provide C-COM customers the ability to use inclined orbit satellites for their space segment needs.
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Orion Propulsion, Inc. announced completion of a qualification test programme for the Forward Propulsion System (FPS) of Bigelow Aerospace’s Sundancer Project, the world’s first commercial space habitat.
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At the end of last year, BSkyB demoed what could well be a large part of the future of sports broadcasting: the transmission of sporting events in 3D. The system, which is currently being developed, uses an ordinary Sky+ box to decode the two separate images required to create the three-dimensional effect. Users then simply view the screen through a pair of 3D glasses.

Surround sound is presently available for very low prices. When this technology debuted in incarnations which allowed it to be used in home theaters, it required several different components, a variety of speakers and, usually, some technological knowledge to set up and configure.
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When asked why they have decided not to go with satellite programming, the reasons most people give are based upon common myths instead of facts. Here are a few of the myths that people give as a reason that they haven’t switched, and the facts that set those myths straight.
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Skynet 5C, Turksat 3A pre-launch details
SCOPUS Unveils New Encoders
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Satellite TV provides better picture quality to its customers. Major advantage of Satellite TV is they provide more free-to-air channels when compared to cable TV, premium content, pay per view and one-way broadband Internet.
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Rocket: Zenit-3SLB; Payload: Measat-3a (Measat 1R); Date: 21 June 2009, 2150 UTC; Site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The rocket successfully inserted the communications satellite into a geosynchronous transfer orbit.