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The “LNB” is the device at the end of a satellite dish arm and stands for “low noise block down converter”. Its job is to collect the signal from the satellite and convert the signal into a frequency that can travel down the cables with very little signal strength loss.
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Rocket: Delta II; Payload: WorldView 2; Date: 8 October 2009, 1851 UTC; Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, USA. The commercial imaging satellite was deployed into its target orbit approx. 62 minutes after lift-off.
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exactEarth Ltd., a subsidiary of COM DEV International Ltd., said it has successfully used its space-based AIS (Automatic Identification System) technology, exactAIS, to assist the Canadian Forces (CF) and Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) in monitoring illegal unregulated unreported fishing (IUU) activity in the Pacific Ocean.
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South Korean communications service provider KT Corporation has signed a multi-year, pre-launch contract for capacity on the Intelsat 17 satellite (IS-17).
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