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One spacecraft has been removed from Russia’s navigation constellation, GLONASS.

Just about every home in the country has a Satellite dish these days. If you are yet to jump on the bandwagon, here is a basic guide to installing a satellite dish on your property.
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But for every satisfied household in the States that current has a dish, there’s still someone using cable who thinks they’re getting the better deal. It’s true that consumers have come a long way from the mentality of “why would I pay for something I can get for free?” since so much of good television isn’t anywhere near the networks. But even so, there are a number of misconceptions about satellite TV.

As many people are now aware, there are new changes that are to occur within the analogue television sector. The switch over that is to occur between 2007 and 2012 means that many homes need to switch to digital television, which is available in variety of forms.

Rocket: Ariane 5 ECA; Payload: JCSAT-12, Optus-D2; Date: 21 August 2009, 2209 UTC; Site: Kourou, French Guiana. JCSAT-12 was placed into its target orbit approx. 24 minutes after lift-off, followed by Optus-D3 seven minutes later.

South Korea has rescheduled the launch of its KSLV-1 for 25 August at around 0800 UTC, government officials said.

Kazakhstan’s defunct KazSat-1 has recently been put into graveyard orbit under relatively odd circumstances.

Arianespace’s fourth heavy-lift flight of 2009 has been authorised for its August 21 lift-off following a launch readiness review at the Spaceport in French Guiana.