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Proton M launches SkyTerra 1

November 15th, 2010 by

Rocket: Proton M/Briz M; Payload: SkyTerra 1 (MSV-1); Date: 14 November, 1729 UTC; Launch Site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan. After a 9 hour 14 minute mission, the Briz M successfully released the satellite into geostationary transfer orbit.
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Soyuz M launches SkyTerra 1

November 15th, 2010 by

Rocket: Soyuz M/Briz M; Payload: SkyTerra 1 (MSV-1); Date: 14 November, 1729 UTC; Launch Site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan. After a 9 hour 14 minute mission, the Briz M successfully released the satellite into geostationary transfer orbit.
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Progress supply vessel deorbited

November 15th, 2010 by

The Progress M-05M supply ship, which was on a mission as a scientific laboratory for three weeks, was dumped in the Pacific today. The planned return of two ISS astronauts aboard a Soyuz spaceship has meanwhile been moved forward four days.
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75 percent of MTG budget secured

November 15th, 2010 by

In the last two months Germany, Luxembourg, Hungary and Slovenia have joined the countries voting in favour of the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) Programme Resolution.
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Top Ten List of Things You Get With Satellite TV

November 15th, 2010 by

You need to know that there is a better option available for your TV viewing needs. You have satellite television available to you just about anywhere you happen to live, and it won’t cost you a fortune. It’s extremely accessible for regular homeowners like you, which makes it a quickly growing market.
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Your Family Will Be Happier With Satellite TV

November 15th, 2010 by

If you’re a home owner or head of household, then surely you know just what a struggle it is to keep all the members of your family happy and contented at home. As leader of the pack, so to speak, you have many responsibilities laid on your head: you have to mediate in disputes between family members, you have to do as much as possible so that there aren’t disputes in the first place-in short, the list is very long and entails a whole heck of a lot of work. This leaves many heads of household wondering to themselves what they could do to improve the atmosphere within the home, to make everyone within the house feel a little more pleased and therefore a little less likely to go around causing trouble. An interesting solution that is being implemented in many a household across the United States is satellite TV, […]

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The Difference a Satellite TV Service Can Make for You

November 15th, 2010 by

There can simply be no doubting it at this point: a satellite TV service could make an enormous difference for your home and/or your place of business thanks to all the incredible features and packages that today’s leading satellite providers offer. A satellite connection will forever change the way you watch the tube, your impressions of television in general, and-if you set things up the smart way-could very well revolutionize the way you use other media and services as well in your home, office, bar, etc. All it takes for the average person is a little information to whet their appetite for a satellite TV service, and below we have put together the most critical and convincing features of satellite services today that we are sure will perk the interest of a good many readers out there on the web…
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How to Connect to Satellite TV

November 15th, 2010 by

Go ahead and check out satellite television and discover what it can mean for you and your family. Mostly, you can expect to receive improved TV programming, giving you a television set that goes way beyond anything that regular TV was able to give you.
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