Satellite News

The Land Launch team today successfully completed the launch of the Intelsat 15 communications satellite for Intelsat, Ltd.
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The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 14 (GOES-14) was placed in on-orbit storage.
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A joint U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin-led team announced that it has successfully completed thermal vacuum testing of the first Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous (GEO-1) satellite.
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The VIIRS sensor for the U.S. National Polar-orbiting Operational Environment Satellite System (NPOESS) has successfully completed all testing at Northrop Grumman Corporation’s subcontractor, Raytheon Company, and is ready for delivery.
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MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. has signed a multi-million dollar contract with Space Systems/Loral Inc.
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NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter put itself into a safe standby mode on Saturday, 28 November, and the team operating the spacecraft has begun implementing careful steps designed to resume Odyssey’s science and relay operations within about a week.
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Dish network channels show a wide range of content. Some are thought-provoking, some controversial. What role does morality play in these satellite TV programs? Do you think dish TV influences the viewers in a negative way? Let’s look for answers.

Dish network commercials are in the controversy. Satellite TV providers earn revenue from them. Consumers are not always cursing them and dish TV advertisers hate the DVR. DVRs offer to record direct satellite TV without the commercials! With all factors variable, confusion reigns supreme. Let’s test the waters.