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Archive for October, 2009

Satellite Dish TV Provider – Good Read

October 30th, 2009 by

Satellite Dish TV Provider plays a significant role in satisfying the demands of your family members. Local cable providers are found to be unsatisfactory as they provide very few channels. Owing to this your kids are unable to see some good games or your wife her cooking shows and above all you are unable to catch the news on time.

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STS-129 launch date set

October 30th, 2009 by

NASA’s space shuttle Atlantis is targeted to begin an 11-day flight to the International Space Station with a launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on 16 November. Lift-off is scheduled for 1928 UTC.
Other Posts:Loral Space & Communications Inc. results Q1 2007AsiaSat Post Higher Profits But Concerned About Chinese BusinessChina plans to launch record number of spacecraft this yearChinese breeding satellite lands safelyIPSTAR opens its 11th gateway in The PhilippinesNSR: Commercial satellite industry to generate US$8.4 billion by 2011Gazkom satellite plans move aheadUpdate: First Ariane launch of 2007 successful

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Multi-mission COMS-1 satellite is space qualified

October 30th, 2009 by

Astrium and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) have successfully completed the mechanical and thermal tests on the Communications, Oceanography and Meteorology Satellite COMS-1 , South Korea’s first multi-mission geostationary satellite, and the first ever of its type to be built in Europe.
Other Posts:China launches another navsatFobos-Grunt delay officially confirmedIntegrated Baseline Review for Space Radar completedHubble gets fifth servicing mission in 2008WorldSpace, Inc. results Q2TV is betterLockheed Martin Completes Delivery Of GPS Block 2R-M SatellitesNo end in sight for Galileo talks

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GOCE operational after passing review

October 30th, 2009 by

The Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) spacecraft, developed and built by Thales Alenia Space for the European Space Agency (ESA), has completed its in-orbit commissioning and calibration phase, by successfully passing an in-flight test review last week.
Other Posts:RRSat Opens Platform Through Galaxy 23 SatelliteND SatCom, rt1.tv Launch New Satellite Newsgathering ServiceOdyssey’s new gas deflector has arrivedWorldSpace Loses Subscribers In 2007 First QuarterMars Orbiter completes prime missionReport: Iran Seizes Satellite Dishes In CapitalISRO categorically denies ‘disappearance’ of INSAT 4CRUpdate: Lockheed Martin testing advanced launch technologies

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First SBIRS GEO spacecraft in baseline testing

October 30th, 2009 by

Lockheed Martin announced that the second Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous orbit (GEO-2) spacecraft is progressing through a series of key tests that will demonstrate the integrated satellite’s readiness to enter the critical environmental test phase in preparation for launch, the company said.
Other Posts:Premiere Hopes To Bounce Back After Revenue FallAstro takes six transponders on Measat-3aKey step to space-based solar power claimed to be achievedMSV to use GPS in hybrid phone networkJapanese radar satellite stops spyingInmarsat Launches IsatPhoneDeutsche Telekom to market Astra2ConnectGlobecomm Systems results 2Q FY 2007

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Sky Deutschland increases HD capacity on Astra

October 30th, 2009 by

SES Astra announced that German TV entertainment platform Sky Deutschland (formerly known as Premiere) has contracted three additional transponders on Astra’s prime orbital position 19.2 degrees East.
Other Posts:Maxwell delivers computer for NASA’s GloryIntegral Systems, Inc. results Q3 FY2007Earthlike Regions on TitanChinasat 9 to be launched next autumnSpaceX completes primary structure of Falcon 9 first stage tankSiberian shepherd seeks damages over rocket debrisUpdate: First Ariane launch of 2007 successfulTelespazio wins Gokturk contract

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Tooway lands in Ireland

October 30th, 2009 by

Eutelsat Communications announced that its Tooway satellite broadband service has been chosen under Ireland’s National Broadband Scheme to deliver high speed broadband connectivity to homes and businesses in rural Ireland.
Other Posts:MDA books two advanced technology contractsOrbital to expand to Southern CaliforniaRussia launches military satellite into HEOWorldspace Satellite Radio Picks Certicom To Protect New Service in EuropeStill no go for TacSat-3Harris demos GOES-R ground segment prototypeHerschel and Planck ready to move to launch siteProduction of GPS demo payload started

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NFusion HD Receiver Review

October 30th, 2009 by

NFusion HD receiver may be the most sold free to air HD receiver because of the IKS option and it has a reasonable price compared to the other HD receivers. After testing the NFusion HD receiver for about half a year I decided to write this review.
Other Posts:

Inmarsat, Solaris awarded European S-band licenses
China to launch next-gen weather satellite on 27 May
COROT launch postponed
KazSat-2 planned for 2009
AsiaSat announces new major shareholder GE
Aerojet to provide propulsion for NASA’s RBSP
Newtec improves efficiency level of Russian satellites
All About Satellite TV Cost

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