Satellite News

At present the entertainment domain of the world is facing a critical time. The situation has become worse due to piracy.
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Dish TV has become a popular choice among the television viewers of the United States. The viewers can have a wonderful time watching high quality content on TV.
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The launch of ESA’s CryoSat-2 satellite from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, scheduled for 25 February, has been delayed due to a concern related to the second stage steering engine of the Dnepr launcher.
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Eutelsat W3B was moved from a Chang Zheng launcher to an Ariane 5 because the satellite contains U.S.-made parts and thus cannot be launched by a Chinese rocket.
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Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) announced that it shipped a communications satellite built for DISH Network L.L.C. to the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan, where it will be launched aboard an ILS Proton Briz M vehicle provided by International Launch Services (ILS).
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On 18 February, ESA’s Science Programme Committee (SPC) approved three medium-class missions to enter the so-called definition phase. This is the next step required before the final decision is taken as to which missions are implemented.
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It seems the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) have renamed their two dedicated communications satellites, one of which has been launched so far.
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“We resolve problems more quickly than our European partners. For example, when assemblies for the installation of the tower were brought to the construction site, there was no assembly crane. The French needed two months to install one. It is not for the first time that we have encountered such delays, for which European partners are to blame.” — Vladimir Gnezdilov, director general of Mir Company, regarding the delays in the construction of the Soyuz-ST service tower in French Guiana.
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