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Archive for September 17th, 2010

Lockheed Martin’s Athena part of NASA launch services contract

September 17th, 2010 by

NASA announced yesterday that the Lockheed Martin Corporation and Alliant Techsystems Athena Launch Vehicle Family has been selected to become part of the agency’s Launch Services II contract (NLS II).
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Japan plans to improve H-IIA

September 17th, 2010 by

Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) plans upgrades to the country’s H-IIA rocket, according to Mainichi Daily News.
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Rascom-QAF1R, Nilesat 201 accepted by customers

September 17th, 2010 by

The Rascom-QAF1R and Nilesat 201 telecommunications satellites, launched from Kourou in French Guiana by an Ariane 5 ECA rocket on 4 August, are now in operation. They have successfully passed their In Orbit Acceptance Review (IOAR), to the full satisfaction of the customers.
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SenarioTek system to test HYLAS 2 payload

September 17th, 2010 by

SenarioTek, LLC, a provider of custom RF/microwave test and measurement solutions, has been awarded a contract by Orbital Sciences Corporation to provide test technology to extend the capabilities of Orbital’s installed payload test systems for the HYLAS 2 satellite payload.
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Proteus platform passes cumulated mark of 20 years in orbit

September 17th, 2010 by

Thales Alenia Space and French space agency CNES announced that their jointly developed PROTEUS platform has passed the symbolic milestone of 20 cumulated years in orbit. Six of these modular platforms have been ordered to date, and five have already been launched, for the Jason-1, Calipso, CoRoT, Jason-2 and SMOS satellites.
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Can A Dish Network Satellite Signal Interfere With My Wi-Fi?

September 17th, 2010 by

The answer is no, a satellite TV system operates on a different radio frequency than that of a Wi-Fi or any wireless local area network system. There is no reason why these signals could interfere with each other.

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