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Archive for February 25th, 2010

The Wide Varieties of Dish TV Receivers

February 25th, 2010 by

Service providers of satellite television have introduced huge varieties of satellite receivers so as to meet the needs of its customers. Some people are satisfied with an ordinary receiver while some are crazy about features. Introducing several varieties of receivers helped Dish TV to become highly popular among people.
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Dispenser for Globalstar constellation declared flight worthy

February 25th, 2010 by

Astrium has successfully completed qualification testing on the Dispenser for the second-generation satellites of the Globalstar constellation.
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Thales Alenia Space to build Jason-3

February 25th, 2010 by

Thales Alenia Space and French Space Agency (CNES) have signed a contract under which TAS will build the Jason-3 satellite.
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OHB awarded contract for DEOS definition phase

February 25th, 2010 by

The Space Agency of the German Aerospace Center has assigned OHB-System AG overall system management for the definition phase (Phase B) of a future German Orbital Servicing Mission (DEOS, Deutsche Orbitale Servicing-Mission). Accordingly, the Bremen-based space technology company will be assuming system responsibility within the preparatory mission and product definition activities.
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No sign of life from Phoenix Mars Lander

February 25th, 2010 by

NASA’s Mars Odyssey has begun a second campaign to check on whether the Phoenix Mars Lander has revived itself after the northern Martian winter. The orbiter received no signal from the lander during the first 10 overflights of this campaign.
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