Satellite News

“Johannes Kepler,” the second unmanned European cargo spacecraft for the International Space Station (ISS), is currently undergoing its first flightworthiness and functionality tests as a fully integrated unit at the Astrium facility in Bremen, Germany.
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The U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin team developing the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) programme has achieved two key milestones: a testing milestone demonstrating that the ground system is on track to support launch of the first SBIRS geosynchronous (GEO-1) satellite in the constellation, and a maturity milestone moving the ground system into the next level of integration.
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Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) announced that the GOES 10 satellite that it built for the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) was retired after serving the organisation for 12 years, more than twice its required mission life.
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NewCom International, a telecommunications firm that specialises in the transport of communications via satellite, IP and fibre, has teamed with Brazilian Satellite Operator Hispamar to employ its new satellite, Amazonas 2, for the Latin America market.
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In the world of business, the first and most important rule-the golden rule, if you will-is to keep customers as satisfied as possible. There are many ways to go about this, and each different business establishment will certainly take its own approach; nonetheless, there are certain measures which can be applied across a broad spectrum of different business establishments.

As Americans, we are all pretty used to being number one in international athletic competition. In the Olympics (both summer and winter), we consistently rack up the highest medal counts. The same is true for world championships and sporting competitions such as tennis and golf. The United States consistently produces world-class, dominating athletes such as Michael Phelps and Tiger Woods.
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For the true baseball fanatics out there, the only thing that will get them through the dead of winter is the thought of teams reporting to Florida and Arizona for spring training. Once the famed “Pitchers and Catchers” reporting is underway, the boys of summer start another marathon campaign. America’s Pastime continues to enthrall the nation.

For the true baseball fanatics out there, the only thing that will get them through the dead of winter is the thought of teams reporting to Florida and Arizona for spring training. Once the famed “Pitchers and Catchers” reporting is underway, the boys of summer start another marathon campaign. America’s Pastime continues to enthrall the nation.
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