Satellite News

If you live in one of the major cites like Phoenix or Las Vegas served by Cox cable, you are probably familiar with their cable, internet and telephone services. But high cable prices exist at Cox just like any other cable television company.
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For some people, local channels on television are enough to get what they want. They may want just local news, only local sports teams and the most popular of shows. Of course, other people will definitely say that they do not know what they are missing with cable or satellite television.

Over the past 15 years, millions of former cable customers have made the switch over to satellite television service. Why did they do this? Because they found a superior product at a lower price. Maybe you have considered switching over as well, but aren’t sure of what kind of programming is available with satellite. Lets look at a few of the basics when it comes to Direct TV bundles.

Although satellite TV is popping up throughout the country, many still use cable TV. Which one is better? You decide…

The Meteor M weather satellite will be launched on 15 September, the Russian Federal Space Agency said.
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The launch of South Korea’s first KSLV rocket (also known as Naro after its launch site) is likely delayed because of unspecified technical problems.
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Measat Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. announced that the Measat-3a satellite, launched on the 22 June 2009 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, had successfully completed in-orbit testing and entered full commercial service.
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Chandrayaan-1, launched on 22 October 2008, has completed eight months of successful operation and has made 3,000 revolutions around the Moon. The spacecraft also developed a problem with its star tracker. A workaround, which also explains a previously unannounced orbit-raising manoeuvre, has meanwhile been developed.
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