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MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. announced that its U.S. operation has signed an option under an existing agreement to provide an advanced technology solution to Orbital Sciences Corporation for its Star-2 satellites.

Thaicom PCL reported financial reports for the third quarter 2010 and said it had moved Thaicom 2 into graveyard orbit.

Iridium Communications Inc. said it has won three Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) contracts to upgrade the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Enhanced Mobile Satellite Service (EMSS) Gateway in Hawaii.

You may already be aware of the fact that satellite TV is quickly becoming one of the most popular forms (if not the number one most popular form) of home entertainment in the United States. Satellite service is widely liked for the many benefits it has to offer over its cable competition, such as superior digital picture and sound quality, increased programming variety, and accessibility. Nowadays, you can get satellite service from just about any location throughout the country. But did you know that satellite service has also taken off on an international level, and is becoming more and more common throughout all the continents of the world.

Television programs today do not just provide brainless activity, only used to occupy your time for countless hours. Shows are an alternative to learning, teaching children and adults about the world, its past, present, and the possible future. Entire networks such as The Discovery Channel show educational programs twenty four hours a day. You have the opportunity to learn about the human body, the ocean, different geographical regions, culture and history, and even possibly a foreign language. Television shows and programs offered on satellite television give people and families the opportunity to relax, watch some TV, and actually learn something in the process.

Satellite TV is quickly becoming known as the home entertainment service for people looking for options. Because it is not physically bound by the same restrictions that cable service faces due to its dependence on grounded networks of cable lines, satellite service is free of certain disadvantages that come with cable. While satellite equipment itself is expensive, satellite providers do not have to pay for the expenses of laying down cables, which greatly reduces the overhead costs that satellite companies have to pay. This means that, among other benefits, they are able to offer more competitive prices to their subscribers than their cable counterparts.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. have announced a launch date for the H-IIB Launch Vehicle No. 2 (H-IIB F2) with the H-II Transfer Vehicle 2 (HTV2) cargo transporter to the International Space Station onboard.Other Posts:NOAA: Mild Solar Storm Season PredictedGlobalstar, Inc. results Q1 2008Progress M-67 deorbitedHigh Paying Google Adsense KeywordsSMOS team gears up for launch of ESA’s water missionUse of Satellite Technology in BroadcastingGlobalstar Unveils Smaller, Lighter HandsetsNigcomsat-1 to be handed over after IOT completion

NASA’s John C. Stennis Space Center in Mississippi conducted a successful test firing of the liquid-fuel AJ26 engine that will power the first stage of Orbital Sciences Corp.’s Taurus II space launch vehicle. Orbital and its engine supplier, Aerojet, test-fired the engine on Stennis’ E-1 test stand.Other Posts:Commercial Satellite Deliveries Help Lockheed Martin Space Post GainsAir Force Discloses GPS 2F DelaysNew Space Alliance CreatedHarris Names President of Civil ProgramsICO selects Alcatel-Lucent and Hughes for alpha trialIkonos still going strong after 10 years in orbitSecond modernised GPS satellite begins serviceNSR: satellite broadband experiences dynamic growth