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Archive for September 20th, 2010

Yaogan XI to launch any time soon

September 20th, 2010 by

China will shortly launch yet another remote-sensing satellite, Yaogan XI, state media said.
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MRO reboots, in safe mode again

September 20th, 2010 by

NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) put itself into a precautionary standby mode after experiencing a spontaneous computer reboot on 15 September. The mission’s ground team has begun restoring the spacecraft to full operations.
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NASA awards infrared sounder contract for first JPSS satellite

September 20th, 2010 by

NASA, on behalf of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has awarded a sole source contract to ITT Corporation. The award is for the Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) instrument planned for flight on the first Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS-1) in 2014.
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ARTEL first winner under U.S. government satellite services contract

September 20th, 2010 by

ARTEL, Inc. was named the first contractor to provide satellite services under a new US$5 billion General Services Administration (GSA) and Defense Information Services Agency (DISA) joint-contract vehicle.
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The Move From Cable TV to Satellite TV

September 20th, 2010 by

In recent years there has been a huge amount of people that have switched their television service from cable TV to satellite TV. Every year more and more people make this change and a lot of people are wondering why this is happening.
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