Satellite News

When it comes to picking a satellite television company, many people look to the sports channel lineup in trying to figure out which company to select. That’s not surprising, considering that sports are a multi-billion dollar industry in the United States. So when looking at Direct TV and Dish Network, what should you consider if you are an avid sports fan?
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The launch of Russia’s Proton-M vehicle with a Briz-M upper stage and China’s AsiaSat-5 telecommunications satellite from the Baikonur Cosmodrome has been postponed until 19548 UTC on 11 August.
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GOES-O flown to launch site
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Space shuttle Endeavour undocked from the International Space Station at 1726 UTC today to take photographs of the ISS before final manoeuvres to prepare its return home, concluding the STS-127 mission.
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Second STSS satellite completes thermal vacuum testing
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Boeing announced that the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) K programme successfully completed its Ground Detailed Design Review (GDDR), held last month at NASA’s White Sands Complex in New Mexico, USA.
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Eutelsat and GlobeCast renew long-term collaboration

The latest Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES-14, provided its first visible full disk image of Earth on 27 July.
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Protostar Secures Series B Funding; Appoints Chairman
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Eutelsat 2007 survey of satellite and cable homes
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Cartosat-2A and IMS-1 cameras switched on
Futron Appoints Peggy Slye To Lead Space And Telecommunications Division
Starchaser, PTC Renew Partnership

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.has signed a contract for C$4.6 million (EUR3.0 million, US$4.3 million) to provide Radarsat-2 satellite imagery to the European Space Agency.
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COSMO-SkyMed Spacecraft Ready For Launch
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GPS demo payload arrives
CrIS passes structural test
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GLAST arrives in Florida to prepare for launch
SES New Skies Signs African Deal

India and the USA have signed a (TSA) that will enable launches of some U.S. satellites aboard Indian rockets.
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MetOp Launch Postponed For Fourth Time
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Delay of the day: Kaguya
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CSSI’s SOCRATES-GEO adds 100th satellite
New regional platforms on Intelsat

The European Aeronautic, Defence & Space Co. (EADS) reported financial results for the first half of 2009.
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Dnepr launch delayed three more weeks
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