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Archive for June 21st, 2010

German radar satellite launched aboard Dnepr

June 21st, 2010 by

Rocket: Dnepr; Payload: TanDEM-X (TerraSAR-X add-on for Digital Elevation Measurement); Date: 21 June 2010, 0214 UTC; Site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Around ten minutes after lift-off, the satellite separated from the launch vehicle’s upper stage.

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EUMETSAT members agree on MTG programme

June 21st, 2010 by

A compromise has reportedly been reached in the dispute over the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) industrial contract.

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SES-1 enters commercial service

June 21st, 2010 by

SES World Skies announced that its SES-1 satellite has entered commercial service at the orbital location of 101 degrees West.

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Thales Alenia Space altimeter chosen for U.S. Navy satellite GFO-2

June 21st, 2010 by

Thales Alenia Space announced that it has signed a contract with Ball Aerospace covering the preliminary phase for the GFO-2 RA altimeter, which will equip the new-generation Geosat Follow-On 2 (GFO-2) satellite.

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Lockheed Martin team completes requirements for GPS IIIB

June 21st, 2010 by

Lockheed Martin announced that it has successfully completed a key requirements review for the Global Positioning System (GPS) IIIB satellite series under the U.S. Air Force’s next generation GPS III Space Segment programme.

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Satellite Versus Cable Television – What’s Better?

June 21st, 2010 by

Which is the better choice? Satellite Television, or your local cable company?
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