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Archive for February 24th, 2010

Dish TV Educational Content

February 24th, 2010 by

Contrary to popular belief dish TV is not everything about entertainment. There is a wide array of dish TV entertainment that can be educational as well. You can have a great time watching the high quality educational content on satellite TV.

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MPEG 4 Technology For Dish TV Programming Channels

February 24th, 2010 by

MPEG 4 technology has been a long way here and after getting incorporated to satellite TV, the popularity of this television platform reached at its peak. This technology allows the viewer to get true-to-life picture and rich surround sound on their existing TV set. The satellite receivers are packed with plenty of features that take the excitement to a whole new level.
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Piracy Issues in Satellite TV

February 24th, 2010 by

In this age of rapid animated motion, a star mark is on the cards. It is popularly known as piracy. You might have an inbuilt satisfaction that you have acquired dish network on a much cheaper transaction. You must have adequately felt that this is only source. But surprisingly Dish network can also be severely threatened by piracy.
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Payload preparations are underway for Arianespace’s first launch of 2010

February 24th, 2010 by

The first-arrived payload for Ariane 5’s year-opening flight is undergoing initial checkout at Europe’s Spaceport as preparations move forward for a dual-passenger mission set for 24 March.
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NASA increases support contract to Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport

February 24th, 2010 by

NASA has increased the support contract to the Virginia Space Flight Authority/Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia, to provide launch services for expendable launch vehicles.
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GOES-P pre-launch details

February 24th, 2010 by

Boeing announced that the commercial launch of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-P (GOES-P) is scheduled for 2/3 March aboard a Delta IV rocket.
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NASA’s new TDRS spacecraft pass system level reviews

February 24th, 2010 by

NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) K-L programme completed its Critical Design Review (CDR) and Production Readiness Review (PRR) in El Segundo, California on 19 February.
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Dutch Space provides solar arrays for Sentinel satellites

February 24th, 2010 by

Astrium subsidiary Dutch Space has been granted two new contracts for the delivery of solar panels for the Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 satellites. These satellites are part of the international Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) programme of the European Union and ESA.
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