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Archive for July, 2010

Visit the World From Your Living Room With Satellite TV

July 12th, 2010 by

Television from all sorts of stations located in different parts of the world, delivered by bouncing signals from a satellite in the sky to a dish receiver with a box indoors on top of the TV is the technical definition of satellite television. There are several types and sizes of dishes to send these communications.
Other Posts:Telesat completes agreements for satellite capacityMake TV Time a Learning Time With Direct Dish TVNorthrop’s Milstar terminals tested with AEHFIntelsat provides capacity for African cellular networksHayabusa to return to Earth on 13 JuneAlphabus on the moveAriane Places WildBlue, SES Americom Satellites In OrbitEchoStar Revenues Climb 16 Percent 2006

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Get the Best FTA Receiver

July 12th, 2010 by

Offering a wide array of mainstream broadcasting, FTA receiver is the favorite choices of viewing are sports programs as well educational and entertainment selection. The basic pay-per-view fees are not applicable to the reception of these conventionally in-demand programs with this decoder.
Other Posts:Globalstar, Ocens To Offer Satellite DataGIOVE-B launch scheduled for end of AprilSES Astra starts roll-out of ‘Astra2Connect’ in IrelandUpdate: Palapa D in useless orbit after failure of Chinese launcherGetting the Best High Definition Experience With Satellite TVAll four Galileo IOV platforms together for the first timeMore testing of J-2X rocket enginePros and Cons of Cable and Satellite

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The Benefits of Using Direct TV Satellite Dishes

July 12th, 2010 by

Television antennas were among the necessities to watch a television program. But now, you have more options – the control box for cable television or more technologically advance is the direct television satellite dish.
Other Posts:ULA to launch new spy satellite aboard Atlas VU.S. Air Force awards United Launch Alliance WGS-4 satellite launchSoundtrack Channel Expanding To North America Via RRSatSES Americom orders third satellite from OrbitalSES World Skies integrates OU booking systemThings to Consider When Building Your Own Satellite TV SystemBSkyB Sees Profits Fall As Broadband Investments Take BiteSirius-XM Merger Debate Reheats As FCC Calls For Public Comment

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Second German milcomsat declared operational

July 9th, 2010 by

COMSATBw-2, the second dedicated military communications satellite for the German armed forces is now operational, having completed in-orbit testing on 8 July 2010. The latest series of tests covered the satellite platform, the payload, and the components of the satellite’s secure control system. With this final milestone, the conditions for in-orbit delivery of the second satellite to the Bundeswehr IT Office have been fully met.

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Analysis shows GSLV-D3 failure was caused by turbo pump

July 9th, 2010 by

The third developmental flight of India’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-D3) on 15 April 2010, which was to test the indigenously developed Cryogenic Upper Stage (CUS), failed because of a problem with the upper stage engine’s turbo pump.

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INSAT-4B affected by solar panel problem

July 9th, 2010 by

ISRO said that owing to a power supply anomaly in one of its two solar panels, there is a partial non-availability of services on India’s INSAT-4B Communication satellite.

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ATK completes installation DM-2 solid rocket motor for ground test

July 8th, 2010 by

Engineers and technicians at Alliant Techsystems and NASA have completed installation work on the second Ares I First Stage five-segment Development Motor (DM-2), in preparation for its static-fire, which is currently scheduled for early September.
Other Posts:Italian radar aboard MRO ‘working perfectly’Receiving Free Satellite Channels Through FTA Satellite TVDish Network For TeensEU transport ministers confirm Galileo ultimatumB-SAT orders BSAT-3b from Lockheed MartinEnd II End Appoints Senior Advisor For India MarketSatellite Installers – Attributes of a Great Installation CompanyEutelsat’s Hotbird 8 is operational

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STEREO observed CME that turned satellite into zombie

July 8th, 2010 by

Observations from NASA’s twin Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) spacecraft have allowed U.S. Naval Research Laboratory scientists to see recent solar activity that may have produced the first casualty of the new solar cycle #24. A coronal mass ejection from 3 April 2010 apparently resulted in a critical failure on the Galaxy 15 communications satellite (a.k.a. Zombiesat).
Other Posts:Smallsat company wants big piece of Galileo cakeAsiaSat, Indiasign To Launch Platform On AsiaSat 2Satellite Television – Making the Best of Your Sports BarRaytheon started NPOESS communications upgrade in AntarcticaHispasat upgrades to SAT Corporation’s MonicsNetDelta II Set to Launch GeoEye-1 on 4 SeptemberApposite Technologies Announces Gigabit-Speed WAN EmulatorShuttle Discovery crew returns home after successful mission

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