Satellite News

An advanced infrared sensor designed to improve weather forecasting around the world has been delivered for integration and testing on the precursor satellite to the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS).

Aerojet announced that its ion propulsion engine – built in partnership between Aerojet and NASA’s Glenn Research Center – has completed a test series encompassing the requirements of a wide range of space missions, including the recently announced Flagship Technology Demonstrator first mission (FTD-1).

Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems said it hosted a visiting committee meeting on the status of the next-generation GLONASS-K spacecraft currently in production at the company.

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. announced the award of several contracts to develop advanced technology concepts for NASA’s New Frontiers Program.

There are many reasons why satellite TV makes a whole lot of sense when it comes to fulfilling your entertainment needs. It’s cheap and it has a wide selection of high quality programming. Most often, though, people tune into movies.
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Many people don’t realize just how good satellite TV is in terms of being an affordable and effective entertainment solution. Sometimes, people just need to consider their alternatives in order to put things in perspective. The other options all tend to be more expensive and somewhat inconvenient. In the end, most people discover that though many alternatives are nice to do once in a while, they don’t measure up to the kind of service satellite offers on a daily basis, as the following 4 examples clearly illustrate.
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When we are dealing with any cable TV company around the world, one of the things we are concerned about them is the maintenance of their job. But why do they need maintenance in order to keep things stable for their customers? Every business in the world has maintenance, and they schedule it for themselves.
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