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Archive for March, 2010

EchoStar XIV successfully launched

March 22nd, 2010 by

Rocket: Proton M/Briz M; Payload: EchoStar XIV; Date: 20 March 2010, 1827 UTC; Launch site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan-.After a nine-hour, 10-minute mission, the Briz M successfully released the satellite into geosynchronous transfer orbit.

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GOES-P renamed GOES-15 after reaching checkout position

March 22nd, 2010 by

NASA and NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-P (GOES-P) has reached its proper orbit and was renamed GOES-15.

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Russia to increase number of EO satellites

March 22nd, 2010 by

Russia plans to launch almost two dozen Earth observation satellites over the next 10 years, Aleksandr Semerikov, deputy director at the Earth Monitoring Research Centre, was quoted as saying.

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Update: Eutelsat W2 falls silent

March 22nd, 2010 by

Eutelsat’s W2 satellite, which stopped broadcasting on 27 January, has been moved into graveyard orbit.

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Jamming of western TV channels targeted at Iran continues

March 22nd, 2010 by

Eutelsat said that the BBC Persian, Deutsche Welle and Voice of America Persian TV channels targeted at Iran have again been the target of deliberate jamming.

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Arianespace Board of Directors proposes capital increase

March 22nd, 2010 by

Arianespace said its Board of Directors decided to give it the resources needed for development by bolstering its financial structure.

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Portable Mobile Satellite TV in RVs

March 22nd, 2010 by

Learn more about Satellite TV for your RV. See what equipment you’ll need, and how exactly it works.
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Mobile Television

March 19th, 2010 by

Mobile television is such a great add on for cell phone users, especially for people that enjoy using technology to their advantage. Now you can take your favorite show with you anywhere and watch to the surprise of may on lookers.
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