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Archive for April, 2010

Report: dual-use platforms new opportunities for the satellite manufacturing

April 14th, 2010 by

With demand growing for higher bandwidth communications and finite orbital slots, satellite operators want satellites that are more powerful and flexible than ever before, according to Frost & Sullivan. The wider acceptance of dual-use platforms in the global satellite manufacturing market will bring new opportunities to satellite owners, satellite service providers and satellite manufacturers.

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NSR analyses hosted payloads on commercial satellites

April 14th, 2010 by

NSR has released its newest market survey and forecast report: “Hosted Payloads on Commercial Satellites.” The report provides an in-depth overview of demand trends for military as well as civil government requirements for hosted payloads, focusing on Communications and Earth Observation/Science missions.

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Space Foundation honours Hubble Servicing Mission Team

April 14th, 2010 by

The final astronaut visit to NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope (HST) in May 2009 was the most difficult, and its success equipped the telescope with the systems and scientific instruments that will allow it to continue its magnificent exploration of the universe well into the next decade. The Space Foundation recognised the team that put together that mission and carried it out with their 2010 Space Achievement Award.

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Honeywell celebrates 26 years of flight support for Landsat-5

April 14th, 2010 by

Honeywell announced that its flight operations support team for Landsat-5 has completed the mission’s 26th year in orbit, well beyond the planned three-year mission-life, delivering data for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

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When it Comes to Satellite TV, You Get What You Pay For

April 14th, 2010 by

Your money is not supposed to just be thrown out like trash, though that is effectively what happens when you don’t get what you paid for, no matter what it is that you’re talking about. One thing that many Americans do pay for and with regards to which many are NOT getting what they paid for would have to be their home television service.

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The Long Road to Perfection of Satellite TV

April 14th, 2010 by

For anybody that has experienced a satellite TV connection at their home or business for more than the last few short years, it is incredibly obvious just how far the technology and the service have come over the course of time since the beginning of the industry. Satellite television wasn’t always the top-dog kind of service that it is today; to the contrary, satellite connections were widely looked down upon in the early days due to technical difficulties and a lack of quality-issues that many people thought would never actually be overcome!

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The Joys That Await New Satellite TV Subscribers

April 14th, 2010 by

There is just about every reason to consider changing from whatever kind of home television service you currently have to satellite TV, the most important and overarching of which would be the simple fact that you will find much more joy through a satellite connection than in any other way. Your home viewing needs will never be quite as fulfilled as they will be thanks to the superior quality of service that is had through the leading satellite operators of today, and that will apply not only to yourself (supposedly as the head of the household) but also to each and every other person in the home as well-satellite quite simply means the maximum enjoyment and entertainment for the maximum number of people within the home, no doubt about it.

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Deciding Between Cable and Satellite Internet – A Guide

April 14th, 2010 by

If you’re trying to determine which television service is the best, sometimes it can be a little bit difficult to actually get the information that you need to make the right choice. After all, for a long time, cable was the only luxury item to choose from when it came to programming.

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