Satellite News

Honeywell announced that its On Board Computer (OBC), Reaction Wheel Assembly (RWA) and Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), which are part of the United States Air Force (USAF) Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) III programme built by Lockheed Martin, have successfully completed Critical Design Reviews (CDRs).
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LightSquared, formerly known as SkyTerra, announced it has delivered notice to Inmarsat triggering Phase 1 of a cooperation agreement between Inmarsat and LightSquared.
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Satellite TV has such a huge advantage over cable TV that the many subscribers are leaving cable and moving to their satellite competitors. The benefits of satellite are many – from the lower monthly charges, the wider range of packages, the greater level of reliability, and the superior customer service.

For as long as there have been movies, there have been families that love going to the movie theater to watch them. The smell of hot-buttered popcorn, that over-sized box of candy and those watered-down “big gulp” drinks – make for a fun evening out.

China has finished assembling its Tiangong-1 space module, the Chinese Defense Ministry said. The unmanned module is expected to be launched in 2011.
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Gazprom Space Systems said it has moved its Mission Control Centre for the Yamal satellites constellation to a new place.
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exactEarth Ltd., the data services subsidiary of COM DEV International Ltd., announced that its space-based Automatic Identification System (S-AIS) data has been used successfully by the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) in an ongoing trial. The data recently contributed to security efforts associated with the 2010 FIFA World Cup tournament.
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There are a lot of questions when it comes to satellite TV. Although many things seem to indicate that it is the better service when compared with cable, it is still a newer type of TV service and people don’t know as much about satellite TV as they do about cable.
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