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Archive for November, 2010

How To Compare Cable TV Providers In Your Area

November 17th, 2010 by

But how hard it is for a business to make sure that their competitors are falling down? There are lots of reasons for a business to compete with its kind, and they have to work hard for it.Other Posts:ITT delivers WorldView 1 sensorSatellite TV Means More Sports, HD, and Foreign ProgrammingCOMS-1 launch planned in first half 2010C-COM Announces New ServiceSBIRS HEO payload, associated ground system begin trial operationsATK receives US$35 million contract, delivers 100th Orion motorIntelsat 21 and 23 to fly on ProtonEnvisat launched five years ago

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What Makes Digital TV Better To Render Multiple Services?

November 17th, 2010 by

What makes you think that digital TV can offer multiple services at the same time? How will the customers benefit from their multiple offers? Is it good enough for you to be provided with pure source of entertainment?Other Posts:CloudSat celebrates one year in orbitGet a Lot For Your Money With Satellite TVFAQ’s on Dish Network Turbo HDLaunch dates for Polaris, Cartosat 2Orbcomm Inc. results Q2 2009WorldSpace results 2006BSAT-3a satellite begins serviceTransocean Renews Contract with CapRock

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Lockheed Martin awarded Stennis Test Operations Contract

November 16th, 2010 by

NASA has awarded the Test Operations Contract at Stennis Space Center to Lockheed Martin Services, Inc.
Other Posts:VIIRS finally ready for shippingFinally: self-cleaning solar panelsOHB Technology AG preliminary unaudited results 2009Got the Rainy Day Blues? Cozy Up With Satellite TelevisionATK To Develop Composite Technologies For Expendable Launch StructuresHughes Supplies Satellite System To Galaxy BroadbandBall Aerospace completes CDR for Landsat’s Operational Land ImagerLaunch preparations underway for last DSP satellite

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Hayabusa first spacecraft to return asteroid samples to Earth

November 16th, 2010 by

Japan’s exploration spacecraft Hayabusa has indeed, as hoped, returned the first ever samples from the surface of an asteroid, JAXA confirmed.
Other Posts:Canal Digital Reports Slow Subscriber AdditionsProtoStar II and Proton’s Briz M arrive at BaikonurCrawford launched record number of networks in Q1Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft’s orbit raisedAtlas V to launch space tourists?Satellite TV For Movie LoversJAXA Sets Solar-B LaunchLet Your Home Entertainment Dreams Come True, With Satellite TV

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New GLONASS-K variant with additional signals

November 16th, 2010 by

Russia plans to launch another version of its modernised GLONASS-K navigation satellites in 2013. The GLONASS-K2 design is to offer new frequencies.
Other Posts:Tampa Microwave Receives Contract For Satellite SimulatorsDVB approves DVB-SH specificationHughes Supplies Satellite System To Galaxy BroadbandSpaceDev test fires hybrid upper stage motorSeventy-five years of GPS IIR in orbitMDA to sell property information businessEchoStar and Google Partner For TV Advertising SystemLockheed Martin receives US$30 million SASSA contract

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CGWIC buys rockets, satellites en gros

November 16th, 2010 by

China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) has agreed to buy 20 rockets and eight telecommunications satellites from CALT and CAST, respectively.
Other Posts:First call over TerreStar-1WISE to jettison instrument coverAerojet Delivers Next-Generation Thruster To NASAArgentina books two Falcon 9 launchesSES Astra signs satellite broadband agreement with NASKThe Technology Behind Satellite TVSeveral Kinds of Shows You Can Watch on Satellite TVPlanck instrument integration about to begin

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IP Cores, Inc. licenses encryption technology to SS/L

November 16th, 2010 by

IP Cores, Inc. said it has licensed its encryption technology to Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) for satellite applications. The IP Cores solution will be used in conjunction with SS/L’s satellite control subsystem to provide high security for satellite communications.
Other Posts:SWE-DISH terminals for British militaryItalian radar aboard MRO ‘working perfectly’Mars Express heading for closest flyby of PhobosUSAF engineers create thermal control system for space useAriane 5 Launch Orbits Astra-1L, Galaxy 17Iridium Announces First Development Partners for NextSpaceDev, Inc. results 2006The Best Deals on Satellite TV – Finding the Best Rated Satellite TV Provider

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Proton, not Soyuz

November 16th, 2010 by

In the 15 November article about the launch of SkyTerra 1, it was erroneously claimed that the satellite was lofted by a Soyuz rocket. Of course, it was launched by a Proton M/Briz M. Sorry for any confusion, and thank you to everybody who wrote to point out the mistake. The archived article has been corrected accordingly.
Other Posts:Pegasus XL puts NASA’s AIM in orbitDesign of Chandrayaan-2 completedAccess Intelligence Launches Comprehensive Satellite PortalGloNav Names Vice President For Customer Design And SupportMeasat-3 enters commercial serviceU.S. military declares satellite shootdown a successBSkyB Plans Ambitious Broadband Offering In Competitive MarketCompare Satellite TV Providers – Dish Network and DirecTV

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