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Archive for August, 2010

Satellite TV 101 – Donate For a Cause

August 27th, 2010 by

If you’re familiar about charitable institutions, it is like more on donating for something. For cable and satellite TV providers, what are their roles in donating money and TV sets to them?
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Why Cable TV Subscribers Love High Definition

August 27th, 2010 by

Cable and satellite TV are one of the reasons why we are not very sad at home. It is a perfect instrument for all of us in terms of entertainment and education.
Other Posts:Carmel Group Recommends Against Sirius-XM MergerEchoStar to acquire SatmexKoni is not a piglet, and GLONASS is growingSpaceDev, United Launch Alliance To Explore Placing Dream Chaser On Atlas 5NASA’s first Ka-band antenna network unveiledNo new date yet for Ariane flight 195Arianespace Wins ProtoStar 1 ContractDelays of the day: Ariane 5ECA, Zenit 3SL

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Portable Satellite Dish – RV Satellite Dish Tips

August 27th, 2010 by

Today’s technology is getting more and more advanced at a stunning speed. Now a day’s connection of direct satellite Internet is possible. It is expensive too. We hope, scientists will invent some ways to decrease its cost by using advancing technology.
Other Posts:Electrical testing of Ekspress-AM33 has begunSatellite TV is a Good Game Plan For Sports BarsSky Launches On-Demand Service In New ZealandSSTL earns ESA award for its role in GalileoBoeing (Integrated Defense Systems) results Q2 2007DirecTV To Deliver Local HD Programming In 67 Markets by Year EndEutelsat awards W3B to Thales Alenia SpaceESA’s ice mission arrives safely at launch site

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Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer arrives at launch site

August 26th, 2010 by

The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS-02) arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, escorted by astronauts who will fly with it on the Space Shuttle in February 2011.
Other Posts:TerreStar buys spectrum from EchoStar and HarbingerTalia contracts multiple transponders on NSS-12Getting the HD Experience You’re Craving Demands the Right DecisionsBall Aerospace to complete Kepler optics soonChannel by Channel, is Satellite TV Or Cable Better?China plans to launch record number of spacecraft this yearBoeing Team To Seek GPS Redundancy For DARPAKeep Up to Date With Marine Satellite TV

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Artemis-P1 first to enter new type of orbit

August 26th, 2010 by

NASA’s ARTEMIS-P1 has become the first spacecraft successfully placed into an Earth-Moon libration orbit.
Other Posts:Eliminating Digital Divide With Satellite TelecommunicationsGeoEye-1 starts commercial operationsPublic-Private Partnerships Makes High-Resolution Satellite Imagery Available To UniversitiesNew launch date for GLONASS satellitesThe rain in Spain stays mainly in the plainProgress M-67 deorbitedProtostar Secures Series B Funding; Appoints ChairmanJHU/APL to build NASA’s Solar Probe

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ISS ship-tracker operating alongside Norway’s AISSat-1

August 26th, 2010 by

Nearing the end of its third month of continuous operation, the International Space Station’s ship-tracking experiment has experienced a marked increase in data quality. Now it operates along with a dedicated satellite carrying the same receiver.
Other Posts:ComDev Earns Civil Space ContractGenCorp Rebounds To Post 2007 Second Quarter ProfitEC sets deadline for creating Galileo companyCartosat-2A may be launched along with Israeli spy satelliteLockheed Martin delivers instrument for NASA’s Solar Dynamics ObservatorySpacehab regains NASDAQ complianceOrbital awarded new Minotaur IV missionFailed U.S. spy satellite likely is NRO-L21

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Prima’s micropropulsion experiment affected by propellant leak

August 26th, 2010 by

The Swedish Prisma satellites recently began testing their micropropulsion thrusters. The satellites’ manufacturer Swedish Space Corporation said that the experiment yielded good and bad news.
Other Posts:Aura possibly hit by debris; continues operationsGlobecomm awarded US$4.5 million spares contractNFL Sunday Ticket For Your BusinessUpdate 2: NROL-28 pre-launch ‘details’DataPath To Supply Satellite Terminals To ArmyViasat Outperforms Canal Digital In Nordic DTH MarketEADS (Astrium) results H1 2010Lockheed completes review of SBIRS GEO flight software

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COM DEV announces preliminary third quarter results

August 26th, 2010 by

COM DEV International Ltd. announced preliminary financial results for the three-month period ending 31 July 2010.
Other Posts:Wireless Consumers To Have More Choices Through FCC RulingGMES Sentinel-2 satellite contract signedSatlynx to become GE – SatcomSTS-119 delayed three more days at leastQinetiQ offers satellite interference geo-location service in EuropeArianespace to launch Arsat-1ATK awards US$257 million contract to USAMELCO’s Superbird 7 shipped to Kourou

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