Satellite News

Thales Alenia Space announced that the Palapa-D communications satellite has successfully passed the In Orbit Acceptance Review.
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The case brought against Eutelsat by the NTDTV channel relating to the switch-off of its broadcasts to South-East Asia following the failure that affected the W5 satellite during the night of 16 to 17 June 2008 has been dismissed by the Tribunal de Commerce (commercial court) of Paris.
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exactEarth Ltd., the data services subsidiary of COM DEV International Ltd. , has established a major component of its ground-based infrastructure through a long-term agreement with Norway’s Kongsberg Satellite Services AS (KSAT).
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Should I get satellite TV: If you are wondering should I get satellite TV, well then you have to ask yourself a few questions about your own lifestyle and that of your family. For those of you who are hooked onto television not just as a past time but as an addict and who can find nothing better to do than to watch the various programs then the answer is definitely a “yes”.
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Space shuttle Atlantis lifted off at 1928 UTC today carrying supplies and spare parts for the International Space Station to extend its life past the 2010 retirement of the aging shuttle fleet.
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The Japanese weather satellite Himawari 6 (aka MTSAT 1R) has resumed operations.
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The Sri Lankan Telecommunications Regulatory Commission and Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) signed an agreement that starts a Sri Lankan national space capability.
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Eutelsat Communications and Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) announced the execution of a strategic agreement for commercial co-operation at the 75 degrees East orbital location.
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