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Archive for January, 2010

Tips to Solve Dish TV Problems

January 28th, 2010 by

Dish TV rarely gives its customers problems. Mostly they are minor ones which can be solved at home. But you need to know the basics of how to solve the problem. This piece will help you to understand the problems and get ahead with it.
Other Posts:Tandberg Revenues Up In Third QuarterQualification testing of NPOESS computers completedAPSCC unveils the 2007 APSCC awards winnersSharp claims new world record in solar cell efficiencyHarris Corp. To Provide Multiband Satellite Terminal For U.S. NavyMetOp-A control handed over to EUMETSATBall Aerospace wins NASA Earth sensing contractsIBEX pre-launch details

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Next shuttle launch date set

January 28th, 2010 by

Space shuttle Endeavour is set to begin a 13-day flight to the International Space Station with a launch on 7 February from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Lift-off is planned for 0939 UTC, making this the final scheduled space shuttle night launch (04:39 a.m. local time).
Other Posts:The Beauty of Satellite TV Lies in the DetailsNDS Sees Boost In Revenue, ProfitsAsia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings Ltd. results H1 2007Arianespace to launch Amazonas-2 for HispasatEurockot Launches Korean SatelliteSpanish government approves abertis’ acquisition of Hispasat stakeSES World Skies integrates OU booking systemNorthrop Grumman, General Dynamics Gain Defense Contracts

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EMCORE awarded solar panel manufacturing contract from ATK

January 28th, 2010 by

EMCORE Corporation has been awarded a contract by ATK Space Systems to manufacture, test, and deliver solar panels for ATK’s UltraFlex solar arrays. These solar arrays will be used to power the Orion spacecraft being developed by Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company for NASA.
Other Posts:Alphasat Satellite Deemed Closer To RealizationNewtec Releases New Satellite ModulatorSSTL Delivers On-board GPS Receiver To SpacedevNewsat Opens Dubai Office In Internet CityAmerican Satellite Scientists Share Nobel Prize In PhysicsThree GLONASS-M satellites being prepared for September launchLockheed Martin to Help Joint Coalition Manage Radio SpectrumMaritime satcom market to reach US$27 billion in 2013

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NASA to launch three CubeSats along Glory next autumn

January 28th, 2010 by

NASA will launch small research satellites for several universities as part of the agency’s Educational Launch of Nanosatellite, or ELaNA, mission. The satellites are manifested as an auxiliary payload on the Taurus XL launch vehicle for NASA’s Glory mission, planned for lift-off in late November.
Other Posts:New launch date for GLONASS satellitesGlobalstar extends IP, VPN services to EuropeCOSMO-SkyMed 1 pre-launch detailsSatellite TV Dealers – Which One’s the Best?RSCC orders two more AAS payloadsThe Direct TV DVR Saves Sports Fans From Missing the GameCornell wins nanosat competition120 channels on Americom’s IP-PRIME

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Eutelsat W2 falls silent

January 28th, 2010 by

Eutelsat’s W2 satellite stopped broadcasting at around 2000 UTC on 26 January for unknown reasons.
Other Posts:Contract for four Soyuz launches from Kourou to be signedEchoStar, Harbinger invest in TerreStarSTS-129 launch date setPress review: 1 April 2008NRO-L21 failure still unexplainedNew Chinese communications, weather satellites orderedEurosat to distribute Astra2Connect in the United KingdomCOM DEV selected by Orbital to supply payload equipment

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The Boeing Company (Network & Space Systems) results Q4 2009

January 28th, 2010 by

The Boeing Company reported results for the fourth-quarter 2009.
Other Posts:SpaceDev continues work on MDA microsatsEMS To Design Next-Generation Inmarsat PhonesCommon Myths of Satellite TVAzerbaijan to sign AzerSat contracts this yearNear Earth Expands Advisory Board, Investment Banking TeamSatellite Dish and TV Aerial Installation and RepairsAIRSS works goes on for NorthropNASA to announce contractor for Ares upper stage next week

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Update: First Galileo contracts signed

January 28th, 2010 by

Thales Alenia Space announced the signing of the contract to provide ESA Galileo system Support Services, lasting from 2010 till 2016.
Other Posts:Raytheon completes NPP segment acceptance testingKVH leases capacity on JCSAT-1B, Intelsat 15Inmarsat plc results 2008TCS Gains Long-Term Contract For Secure CommunicationsNASA may have found cause for MGS lossMESSENGER completes first Mercury flybyVerso, ViaSat Ink Marketing and Development PartnershipResearchers identify driver for near-Earth space weather

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Intelsat General wins U.S. Navy contract

January 28th, 2010 by

Intelsat General Corp. was awarded a contract worth up to US$543 million, firm-fixed-price, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract for the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command’s Commercial Broadband Satellite Program.
Other Posts:Galileo effectively put on ice: companies ‘just not working’Court approves WorldSpace, Inc. asset saleSES in mega launch deal with Arianespace and ILSSkyPort Partners With Comdex To Provide Secure Communications ServicesRussia to fly experimental satellite engineCiel-2 begins commercial service at 129 degrees WestTen years ago: XMM-Newton launchedCOROT mission extension gives GMV additional work

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