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Rocket: Soyuz-FG; Payload: Soyuz TMA-19; Date: 15 June 2010, 2135 UTC; Launch Site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The manned transport spacecraft was accurately placed on the target orbit for another mission to the International Space Station.
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Iridium Communications Inc. and Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) announced that the Falcon 9 will be a major [but not exclusive] provider of launch services for Iridium NEXT, Iridium’s next-generation satellite constellation. The companies said the US$492 million contract is the largest single commercial launch deal ever signed.
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SES Astra said its new Astra 3B satellite has been successfully deployed at its orbital position 23.5 degrees East and is ready for commercial operations.
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Integral Systems, Inc. announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, SAT Corporation, has received a contract to upgrade China Satcom’s ShaHe and DongBeiWang ground stations with its Monics Carrier Monitoring and Interference Detection and Analysis System.
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Telesat announced that Hong Kong based SpeedCast Ltd., a provider of global network solutions, has signed a multi-year agreement for capacity on the North & Central America beam of Telesat’s Telstar 11N satellite.
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Wind River, a wholly owned subsidiary of Intel Corporation, announced that its VxWorks real-time operating system has been chosen to run Logica’s Integrity Processing Facility (IPF) check set for the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS).
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There are rumors that with a satellite TV package you can not have access to your local television channels. It’s understandable why this would deter some people from moving over to satellite service if this were the case. Although satellite has proved to outshine cable competitors in every area of service, people want to have access to their local channels. The good news? It’s not true that you can’t get your local channels with a satellite TV package.
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It’s no secret that there’s a lot of great satellite deals out there. The question is: How do you find them? It all begins with locating a great satellite retailer. This article will show you how to find the most trusted dish retailers and guide you to the lowest prices on the planet.
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