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Harris Corporation recently completed the System Definition Review (SDR) of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite — Series R Ground Segment (GOES-R GS) programme in Melbourne, Florida/USA.
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Bordered by Egypt to the south, the Mediterranean Sea to the west and the Land of Israel to the north and east, Gaza is actually a very small territory geographically. Due to the physical proximity of Gaza to the Land of Israel and the fact that up until a few years ago in the recent past the territory known as Gaza was a part of the Land of Israel, for those seeking production services in Gaza the most logical choice would be to hire the services of a production company in Israel that also has an office and production and editing studios in Gaza.
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Kids are very attracted on their favorite TV shows on cable TV. How will kids react if their parents subscribed in a local cable provider that will let them enjoy watching as much as they want?

Arianespace announced that it has signed a contract with Intelsat to launch Intelsat 17.
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The launch of JAXA’s Akatsuki probe, also known as Planet-C and Venus Climate Orbiter, aboard an H-2A rocket has been postponed.
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SES World Skies announced plans for an intricate set of orbital manoeuvres later this month aimed at steering its AMC-11 satellite and its customers clear of interference from Intelsat’s troubled Galaxy 15 spacecraft, referred to in recent media coverage as the “Zombie” satellite.
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The Russian Space Communications Company (RSCC) announced its Ekspress-AM 1 satellite has at least partially lost its stationkeeping abilities.
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Boeing announced that it has completed the on-orbit handover of the DirecTV 12 satellite. DirecTV will use the Boeing 702HP satellite to provide high-definition television (HDTV) broadcasting to local and national markets throughout the United States.
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