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Six next-gen Globalstar satellites successfully launched

October 19th, 2010 by

Rocket: Soyuz 2-1a/Fregat; Payload: six Globalstar-2 satellites; Date: 19 October 2010, 1711 UTC; Launch Site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The satellites were released into a circular orbit at an altitude of 915 km and an inclination of 52 degrees.
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Boeing ships SkyTerra 1 to Baikonur

October 19th, 2010 by

Boeing announced that it has shipped the LightSquared SkyTerra 1, a high-capacity mobile communications satellite, from the company’s integration and test complex in El Segundo to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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Space station partners release international docking standard

October 19th, 2010 by

The International Space Station Multilateral Coordination Board (MCB) has approved a docking system standard. The international standard will provide guidelines for a common interface to link future spacecraft ranging from crewed to autonomous vehicles and from low-Earth orbit to deep-space exploration missions.
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Lockheed Martin Corporation (Space Systems) results Q3 2010

October 19th, 2010 by

Lockheed Martin Corporation reported third quarter 2010 financial results.
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DIY Satellite Dish Installation

October 19th, 2010 by

Satellite TV dish is an important component of dish TV signal reception that takes the shape of a parabola. To be able to view satellite TV, it has to be present. Orbiting the earth at breakneck speeds, are communication satellites from which microwaves are sent and then captured by the satellite dish for decoding purposes.

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Enjoy the Single Life With Movies About Bad Romance on Satellite TV

October 19th, 2010 by

Sure, it might feel as though being single is its own stigma, and that living without a boyfriend or girlfriend is somehow less fulfilling than having someone to share a life with. But if the world of cinema and television has taught Americans anything, it should be that sometimes, the grass isn’t actually greener. And nothing can be better for soothing a bad breakup or simply encouraging those who are flying solo that it’s alright to be doing so than a peek at what happens to be on television. After all, a large number of the films airing on satellite tv any given date night are less about how great it is to find that special someone, and more about how incredibly frustrating it is to realize that you’ve actually managed to pick a dud.
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