Satellite News

Rocket: Proton M/Briz M; Payload: military communications satellite [Raduga 1M-3?, likely designation: Kosmos 2459]; Date: 28 January 2010, 0018 UTC; Site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The mission successfully ended with spacecraft separation from the Briz M upper stage at 0919 UTC.

Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and Space Communication Ltd. (Spacecom), operator of the Amos satellite fleet, have signed an agreement for launch of a communication satellite aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 as early as December 2012.

Eutelsat Communications confirmed that a technical anomaly occurred in the evening of 27 January on the W2 satellite located at 16 degrees East.

Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited announced that Spacecom, the operator of the Amos satellite fleet, has signed a contract for the exclusive use of AsiaSat 2.

Ducommun Incorporated announced that its Miltec Corporation subsidiary has been awarded a contract for Plug-And-Play (PNP) spacecraft technologies from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).

Lockheed Martin Corporation reported fourth quarter 2009 results.

Telesat announced that Orbitnet LLC of Mongolia (Orbitnet) has signed a multi-year agreement for Ku-band capacity on Telesat’s Telstar 18 satellite.

Long gone are the days of VHS tapes and struggles to record your favorite shows only to find them lost in an oblivion of snow. Do I set the recorder to the cable channel? What time does the show really end? Where did I leave the instructions for this, and why are there so many options?
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