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The launch of India’s PSLV C-15 is likely to be delayed until June, the Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) reported.
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Aerojet and Florida Turbine Technologies (FTT) announced that the companies have entered into a strategic partnership to compete for research, development and production on NASA’s new hydrocarbon engine and advanced upper stage engine.
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APT Satellite said in a filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that it has entered into a satellite procurement contract with Thales Alenia Space France for the manufacturing and delivering of APSTAR 7B, a backup for APSTAR 7 that is to replace APSTAR 2R in 2012.
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Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems said it is currently conducting electrical tests of the geodetic satellite GEO-IK-2.
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OHB-System AG, a subsidiary of OHB Technology AG, has signed the delivery contract with British subcontractor Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) for the payloads for the first 14 Galileo navigation satellites.
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Integral Systems, Inc. announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary SAT Corporation has received a seven year contract to provide continued support to SKY Perfect JSAT’s existing Monics CSM and satID Geolocation systems.
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It is impossible to make a sound decision unless you are able to base it on solid, reliable information. That is a fact that applies to all facets of life, and particularly (for the purposes of this article) applies to a person’s ability to be an intelligent and satisfied consumer-which is something that we all would like to be in the end. When it comes to getting the right kind of television service for one’s home or office, a lot of questions need to be asked in order to really be able to determine if a given technology or service is the right one. Many people need to be asking themselves if satellite TV would be the right choice for them, as there are many people out there in the country that have never experienced a satellite service and don’t know a thing about satellite packages or technology
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If you’re making the switch to satellite TV, you’re not the only one. The majority of people across the nation are making the change and saving a great deal of money along the way.
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