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Archive for May, 2010

Final attempts to hear from Mars Phoenix

May 17th, 2010 by

NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter has started a fourth and final campaign to check on whether the Phoenix Mars Lander has come back to life.
Other Posts:TAS to prepare Inmarsat’s EuropaSatRockwell Collins To Provide GPS Receivers For Army ProgramSolar flares may disturb GPS during next solar maxA World of News at Once With Satellite TVUpdate: Fourth reaction wheel failure ends FUSE missionBSkyB Plans Ambitious Broadband Offering In Competitive MarketATK awarded additional Orion launch abort system motor contractMainstream Data Inks Global Content Delivery Contract For Splash News

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Have You Heard the News About Wow Mobile TV Anywhere?

May 15th, 2010 by

What is Wow TV anywhere? Wow TV is Internet Protocol TV (IP TV). You can watch TV on your computer, your cell phone and your television.
Other Posts:WorldView-1 starts taking images for NGAAEHF SV-2 completes acoustic testingSecond Algerian satellite system on scheduleContract signed for further ATV developmentEMS Technologies results 2008HD Set-Top Box Maker NTN Names PresidentBoeing hands over new satellite to DirecTVWorldSpace results 2006

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Space shuttle Atlantis in orbit – likely for the last time

May 14th, 2010 by

One of the final space shuttle visits to the International Space Station began on 14 May at 1820 UTC with the launch of Atlantis and six astronauts from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission will deliver cargo, critical spare parts and a Russian laboratory to the station.
Other Posts:DigitalGlobe Imagery Improves Garmin Marine CartographyBroadband via troposphere demonstratedArianespace Wins ProtoStar 1 ContractDirecTV Extends Local HD ServiceMobile Satellite Ventures changes nameISRO, CNES review joint satellite programmesThuraya 3 launch now planned for MondayNavy Awards $15.6M Contract To ViaSat

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First Soyuz launch from Kourou likely in December – Roskosmos

May 14th, 2010 by

The first launch of a Russian Soyuz-ST carrier rocket from the Kourou space centre in French Guiana has been scheduled for 17 December, Roskosmos head Anatoly Perminov said.
Other Posts:Meteosat-9 Becomes Prime Eutmesat SatelliteThree new Russian military satellites in orbitESA commissions Astrium with operation of ISSEutelsat Repositions To 9 degrees East With Eurobird-9Russia launches third milsat this yearLEO collision risk up after Chinese ASAT testMore problems during GIOVE B testing, reportChinese Anti-Satellite: Striking Comments

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EADS (Astrium) results Q1 2010

May 14th, 2010 by

The European Aeronautic, Defence & Space Co. (EADS) reported financial results for the first quarter 2010.
Other Posts:Northrop Grumman names Haynesworth VP, NPOESS Deputy PDInmarsat, Solaris awarded European S-band licensesAdvantages and Disadvantages of Satellite TVHughes Unveils Broadband VSAT Platform For Maritime MarketSpacehab Warned By NasdaqSteps to Take Before Installing a Flat Panel LCD TVRamtelecom Inc. to Provide Network for Canadian GovernmentCommon pattern found in MRO safe mode events

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Amos satellites add fourth DTH platform

May 14th, 2010 by

Spacecom, the operator of the Amos satellite fleet, announced that Slovak Telekom’s Magio TV has launched its satellite TV service on the Amos-3 satellite.
Other Posts:Loral, Global Crossing link up Tristan da CunhaUpdate: Do the bump!First Land Launch Zenit lifts off with Amos-3 on boardSatellite from Higashi-Osaka to be launched in AugustTesting of Boeing’s TSAT laser communications system continuesAIM spacecraft arrives at launch siteSpaceX Draco thruster performs long-duration firing and restartChina launches another navsat

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How Cable TV Providers Attract New Customers With Their Special Deals

May 14th, 2010 by

As a new customer of a cable TV provider, how are you pleased of their packages for new customers? What makes you think that they are truly the best in dealing with one of the best cable TV subscribers in America?
Other Posts:NASA extends contract with RoskosmosSpacehab, Incorporated results Q2 FY2007IRC Selects Telenor Satellite Services for Satellite Communication ServicesATK wins services contract with Jet Propulsion LaboratoryOrbital receives NRL contractNew GLONASS satellites operationalAR-SAT takes capacity on AMC-6Raytheon gets approval for NPOESS antennas in Antarctica

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HDTV – The Unknown Part

May 14th, 2010 by

HDTV technology was first introduced in the US during the 1990s by a group of electronics companies called the Digital HDTV Grand Alliance. HDTV is capable of “theater-quality” audio because it uses the Dolby Digital (AC-3) format to support “5. HDTV offers a degree of clarity that is much closer to this.
Other Posts:Ariane rocket for 4 July launch deliveredHarris Gains Uplink To Milstar Via Advanced EHF TerminalShowtime Closes Financing Deal To Boost Regional ExpansionWildBlue-1 switched onPop and Rock Stars Turned Movie Stars on Satellite TVGeoEye Receives U.S. Government AwardsNew GPS satellites behind schedule, over budgetBoeings Severs Connexion

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