Satellite News

Lockheed Martin announced that it has achieved a key integrated test milestone on the second Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous orbit (GEO-2) spacecraft at its facilities in Sunnyvale, California.
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GMV announced the successful first testing of the satellite ground segment of the World Space Observatory Ultraviolet mission (WSO-UV), which is also known as Spektr-UF.
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A loud explosion and ball of fire that people in central Mexico reported seeing in the sky on 10 February likely was not caused by a Russian spy satellite crashing back to Earth, as some media earlier reported.
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Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. reported its results for the fourth quarter and year ending 31 December 2009.
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ESA and the European Defence Agency (EDA) are furthering their combined efforts in the study of satellite services for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) through the signing of contracts with two consortia to carry out parallel feasibility studies.
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Many people, including satellite installers here in Spain, get confused about Freeview and Freesat. You cannot receive Freeview in Spain, no matter what people say.
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Do you live in the middle of nowhere and want to know what to do to stay connected with the world around you? Are you starting to feel sick and tired of not knowing the latest in celebrity gossip or because you missed the super bowl? Do you want to find a way to bring your family together in the living room? If you answered yes to any of these questions than satellite television is the answer for you.
Other Posts:Gateway Broadcast Services Leases Capacity On Eutelsat W3AHungarian HD platform to launch on Eurobird 9Preparations underway for the launch of Intelsat 15Thor 5 pre-launch detailsLaunch of MetOp-A Postponed IndefinitelyPress review: 1 April 2008Delay of the day: LRO/LCROSSDesign of Indian navigation satellites completed

Watching baseball in the old days was something of a romantic scene. The family would be gathered around a static-filled screen, periodically adjusting the rabbit-ear antenna to get a better view of the action. Some of the great home run calls might be muffled by bad reception – let alone the picture – but in the end it was all worth it. When you look at the differences satellite TV made on watching the grand old game of baseball, it’s hard to consider the effects anything less than dramatic.
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