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At&t U-verse high definition digital TV service is competing with local cable companies throughout the nation and gaining new subscribers on a daily basis. The At&t U-verse service offers many features and benefits to users which cable does not.
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Rocket: Proton M/Briz M; Payload: AsiaSat 5; Date: 11 August 2009, 1947 UTC; Site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The satellite was to reach its geostationary transfer orbit around nine hours after lift-off [too late for this issue].
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The launch of the last GPS IIR-M satellite aboard a Delta II will also be the final flight of this vehicle – at least for the U.S. Air Force.
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NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has been restored to full operations, making intensive science observations of Mars, four days after it unexpectedly switched to its backup computer.
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Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has successfully completed a comprehensive pre-shipment review for NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE satellite.
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Just over one week after the launch of the UK-DMC2 satellite on 29 July, the first full resolution commercial grade image has been acquired and processed, Surrey Satellite Technology Limited said.
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Raytheon Company said it has developed the world’s largest infrared light-wave detector, expanding current capabilities in missile warning, environmental monitoring and astronomical research.
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Iridium Satellite LLC reported consolidated financial results for the three months ending 30 June 2009.
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